Firefighter in Pa. Goes to Hospital After Fire

Feb. 11, 2011
EAST McKEESPORT, Pa. -- A firefighter was taken to the hospital from the scene of a burning home in East McKeesport Wednesday evening after he reported feeling weak, firefighters said. Allegheny County 911 dispatchers said the two-alarm fire broke out in the home in the 800 block of Punta Gorda Avenue. Everyone was able to make it out of the burning home without injury, firefighters said. The cause of the fire was under investigation Thursday morning.

EAST McKEESPORT, Pa. --

A firefighter was taken to the hospital from the scene of a burning home in East McKeesport Wednesday evening after he reported feeling weak, firefighters said.

Allegheny County 911 dispatchers said the two-alarm fire broke out in the home in the 800 block of Punta Gorda Avenue.

Everyone was able to make it out of the burning home without injury, firefighters said.

The cause of the fire was under investigation Thursday morning.

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