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Crews respond to 3-alarm house fire in Troy Hill

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Two homes were damaged and two people were taken to the hospital after a 3-alarm fire broke out in Troy Hill on Sunday morning.

The fire started at approximately 5 a.m. in the 1100 block of Goettman Street.

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The fire spread to a neighboring house and police evacuated several homes along Goettman and Province Streets.

Both burning structures were occupied.

According to officials, one man was taken to a local hospital with a laceration on his foot. The man had jumped from a second floor window.

A firefighter was also taken to UPMC Mercy with shortness of breath and possible smoke inhalation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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