PITTSBURGH — A mother, son and two firefighters were injured as a massive fire spread to two homes in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville overnight.
The fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of Ligonier Street.
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Public safety officials said a man, who was in the attic, escaped to the roof and jumped to a neighboring home. He was seriously injured with first-degree burns to his face and second-degree burns to his hands. His mother, who was also at home, was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation.
One firefighter was taken to a hospital with a hip injury. Another was taken to be evaluated for minor burns to the face.
At one point, a mayday was called when a floor collapsed inside one of the homes while firefighters were inside. No one was injured in that incident.
Nobody was inside the second home that was significantly damaged by the flames.
The Red Cross is assisting the people who lived in the house that was destroyed.
Fire investigators will work to determine the cause of the fire.
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