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2 people hurt, including child with serious burns, in New Castle apartment fire

At least 1 person injured as crews fight fire in New Castle Firefighters are battling a fire in New Castle. (WPXI/WPXI)

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Two people were hurt, including a child, in a fire at a New Castle apartment complex Saturday evening.

Firefighters were called to the building on Pin Oak Drive shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday.

New Castle Fire Chief Mike Kobbe tells Channel 11 that when firefighters got on scene, all residents of the eight-unit building had escaped.

Two people were hurt in the fire — an adult woman and a child. The woman suffered smoke inhalation, and the child was flown to a hospital with serious burns.

Kobbe says the fire appears to have started in a bedroom. The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

Most of the units in the building sustained smoke and water damage.

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