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    1. Operations & Training

    Pittsburgh Firefighter Injures Back During Vehicle, House Blaze

    June 23, 2020
    A Pittsburgh firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital after battling a blaze that started in a vehicle and spread to a duplex in the city's Perry North neighborhood, displacing a family.

    By Michael DiVittorio

    Source The Tribune-Review

    Pittsburgh Public Safety
    A Pittsburgh firefighter was injured battling a blaze that began in a vehicle and spread to a duplex Monday.
    A Pittsburgh firefighter was injured battling a blaze that began in a vehicle and spread to a duplex Monday.

    A Pittsburgh family was displaced and a firefighter was injured in connection with a fire in the city’s Perry North neighborhood.

    Authorities said fire from a vehicle spread to a house near the intersection of Ivory Avenue and Peachtree Way around 2:20 p.m. Monday.

    A family living in a duplex was able to escape with no injuries. However, a firefighter was transported to a hospital with a back injury.

    Authorities said the American Red Cross is assisting the family, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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