ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township Police confirmed Sunday that six people were displaced by fire Saturday on West Girard Street.
The occupants of 101-103 W. Girard St. were Gennaro Galizia, 56, Noelle Galizia, 27, Johnathan Galizia, 24, Alexis Galizia, 6, Shawn Frankenhauser, 22, and Floyd Harper, 33.
A faulty electrical outlet on the building's ground floor was blamed for causing the two-alarm blaze. The township fire marshal said he believed the building is a total loss, adding that the home was uninsured.
No one was home at the time of the blaze, which was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m.
While no injuries were suffered by citizens or firefighters, two pit bulls and a cat were killed.
The local chapter of the American Red Cross was assisting the victims.