PITTSBURGH — Two children and a young adult died early Saturday in a house fire that engulfed a home in a Pittsburgh neighborhood, authorities said.
According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, firefighters responded to the three-story brick house in the Brighton Heights neighborhood just before 2 a.m. EST, WPXI-TV reported.
Officials said that a woman and eight children were safely evacuated, according to the television station.
UPDATE 3: The fire has been declared under control. The search for the three occupants who are unaccounted for continues. https://t.co/Jz9hr4GQHs pic.twitter.com/PrzO84xbyc
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) December 17, 2022
The two children and adult were originally considered missing, but their bodies were later found inside the home, WPXI reported.
A firefighter was taken to an area hospital and treated for a cut on their arm, CNN reported. A woman was also hospitalized and was in serious but stable condition, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.
It is unclear how the fire began. Officials have not released the names of the people killed or the survivors.
An investigation is ongoing.
Another terrible update to this fatal overnight house fire in Brighton Heights…
— Alyssa Raymond (@AlyssaRaymond) December 17, 2022
2 children & a young adult died.
A woman & 8 children were safely evacuated. Another woman is in the hospital.
Info hasn’t been released on how the fire started.
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