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3 victims in Greenfield house fire identified

PITTSBURGH — UPDATE 10 a.m. Sunday: Allegheny County officials have identified the three victims who died in a Wednesday night house fire in Greenfield.

They are identified as Marjorie Tear, 96; Andrew White, 48, and Tracey Egercic, 47.

The cause of death of all three victims was determined to be thermal inhalation injuries.

All three of the people who were hospitalized after becoming trapped in their burning home late Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood have died, officials said.

The fire was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Flemington Street.

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When firefighters arrived at the scene, they discovered a 96-year-old woman, a 47-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man were still inside, authorities said.

“The young man, he called and said let them know that the house was on fire and he couldn’t get out,” Jill Carter, a neighbor, said.

Firefighters, EMS and emergency physicians worked to rescue the three people and provide immediate medical attention.

“The flames were shooting out of the house and they ran in. They ran in to get them out,” Carter said.

“It’s just hard to fathom that something like that could happen, not only at this time of year, but just, these people were so good,” Carter said.

Carter and her husband were forced to evacuate their home because firefighters were worried the fire would spread.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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