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2 firefighters hurt, man burned during duplex fire

CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two firefighters were taken away on stretchers during a duplex fire that left a man with burns early Monday morning, officials said.

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The fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. on Main Street in Crescent Township, officials said.

“It was shooting out the windows and black smoke in the stairwell and the house. You couldn’t take a couple breaths because you’d pass out,” Art Stiffler, who lives in the duplex, said.

Stiffler said he and his wife rolled down the stairs to escape the fire. His 90-year-old mother-in-law also made it out safely.

Stiffler said his 40-year-old son is hospitalized with burns.

The fire chief said the two firefighters who were hurt were taken to a hospital. One suffered a knee injury and the other suffered a back injury.

A fire marshal was called to investigate the fire.

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