A large fire broke out above a business in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, early Tuesday.

Dispatchers tell KDKA that the fire broke out at the business along S. Jefferson Street just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday.

A massive fire has broken out at a business along S. Jefferson Street in Kittanning. Bill Blose

Photos from the scene showed large flames and heavy smoke pouring from the building. No one was reported trapped inside, dispatchers said.

Nathan Dibble said his wife and three kids lived inside the building.

"I just heard banging, you know, so I didn't know what was going on. I thought it was the kids," Dibble said. "It was just kind of out of the blue, unexpected."

Dibble and his family had successfully practiced fire drills to prepare for such an incident.

"They knew that you just had

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