New Kensington home gutted by early morning fire

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — A home was gutted in an early Sunday morning fire in New Kensington.

Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers tell Channel 11 that the fire in a home on Kennedy Avenue was reported around 8:30 a.m.

Video shared with Channel 11 showed that at one point dense smoke plumed from the home.

An official told us that everyone inside was asleep when the fire started, but they were able to make it out safely.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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