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Man Rescued from Duquesne House Fire
By Jason Togyer
The Tube City Almanac
December 07, 2022
Posted in: Duquesne News
A Duquesne man was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after he leapt from the front porch of his Kennedy Avenue home to escape a fire.
The victim, in his early 50s, was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital, Uptown, where he was treated for smoke inhalation and released, said Frank Cobb, Duquesne fire chief. The house is likely a total loss, Cobb said.
The Allegheny County fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze, which was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Cobb said when crews arrived, fire was visible on the first floor of the two-story wood frame home at 1410 Kennedy Ave.
Firefighters believe the blaze broke out on the first floor and then extended to the rest of the structure. Cobb said approximately 90 percent of the home sustained fire damage.
The blaze is being treated as suspicious because neither natural gas nor electricity were connected to the home, he said. Firefighters from Dravosburg, East McKeesport, Homestead, Homeville and Lincoln Borough also responded, along with Duquesne police and McKeesport Ambulance Rescue Service.
The fire was under control in approximately 45 minutes and no other structures were harmed, Cobb said. No members of the fire service were injured, he said.
Originally published December 07, 2022.
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