PITTSBURGH --
A fire broke out inside a home on Fahnestock Avenue in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood on Thursday night.
Firefighters responded to the scene to find flames and smoke engulfing the home and spreading to a vacant home next door.
After they got the fire under control, investigators were able to determine that the cause was an electrical malfunction in the kitchen area.
Three people lived inside but they were not home at the time.
Police told Channel 4 Action News that Pittsburgh firefighter Nick Florien fell and hurt his hand while battling the flames.
Florien and his brother, Ronald, were arrested on suspicion of Pittsburgh's South Side back in March. They are accused of beating a man near 26th and Carson Streets.
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