Lawrence County Man Tries To Put Out Fire In His Home, Escapes

A Lawrence County man woke up early today to find his house on fire. The 39-year-old man told authorities that he saw the fire in the living room and tried to put it out with water. When that didn’t work, he ran out of the house on Magee Street in Union Township and knocked on a neighbor’s door for help. The home collapsed. The cause of the fire is under investigation.