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3 people taken to hospitals after fire in McKees Rocks

Three people were taken to hospitals after a house fire Saturday in McKees Rocks.

The fire was reported around 6 p.m. at a home on Woodward Avenue.

Firefighters found a man in his 60s unconscious in a closet and rescued him. He was taken to UPMC Mercy, while another person in the home was taken to Ohio Valley Hospital.

A neighbor who was a bystander was also taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Officials said the fire started in a second-floor bedroom.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.