Several firefighters hurt while battling fire at Fayette County apartment building

REDSTONE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Several firefighters were hurt while battling a fire Thursday night in Redstone Township, Fayette County that left at least a dozen people homeless, officials said.

The fire broke out at an apartment building on Main Street, spreading from the first floor to the fourth floor.

Six firefighters were hurt, three of whom were taken to the hospital. Officials said two of the three firefighters who were hospitalized were suffering from heat exhaustion, and the third from smoke inhalation.

Channel 11 News was told that 12 to 14 people were displaced by the fire, which also resulted in smoke and water damage to a neighboring building that houses the Redstone Township Sewer Authority and the tax collector’s office.

"I'm homeless. That's what I'm worried about," said Dennis Holtz, who was displaced by the fire.

The Red Cross is assisting more than a dozen people displaced by the fire.

"They gave me $480 for me and my daughter yesterday, and that's pretty much gone. The hotel was like $100 and clothes for me and her and food," said Tina Welch, who lost all her possessions to the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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