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80-year-old twin sisters escape, man rescued from Beaver Co. house fire

DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Firefighters rescued a 60-year-old man after his 80-year-old twin sisters escaped from a house fire Tuesday afternoon in Darlington Township.

According to Beaver County 911 dispatchers, the blaze was reported at a house on Enon Road about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Authorities said the sisters managed to escape the blaze basically unharmed, but their brother was overcome by smoke and needed to be rescued.

Firefighters said they had a difficult time removing the man, who weighs about 450 pounds, from the home. His condition has not been released.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.