Woman killed in Munhall house fire

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MUNHALL, Pa. — A woman was killed early Wednesday after a fire ripped through a Munhall home.

Firefighters were called to the home on Ravine Street just before 1 a.m. And when they got there, they found a ball of flames engulfing the roof of the home.

Firefighters rushed to get the Helen Leskanic, 87, out of the home, but she didn’t survive her injures.

A firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion.

The fire marshal was called to the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.

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