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PITTSBURGH — A woman is dead after a house fire in Carrick.
Allegheny County dispatchers say firefighters were called to a home near the intersection of Minooka Street and Trost Avenue around 10 p.m. Saturday.
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say firefighters found a 72-year-old woman on the first floor of the home. She was taken to a hospital in grave condition with severe burns and smoke inhalation. She later died of her injuries at the hospital.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identifies her as Lynn Patton.
Officials say that the Fire Investigation Unit determined the fire began in the Patton’s bed on the first-floor living room.
The exact cause of the fire remains under investigation, but currently, officials believe it to be accidental.
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