McKEES ROCKS, Pa. — Four people escaped a fast-moving fire that destroyed two homes and damaged a third in McKees Rocks early Sunday morning.
Emergency crews were called to Woodward Avenue just before 6 a.m.
According to the fire chief, all three homes were engulfed in flames when they arrived on scene.
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“When I got on scene and the first engine, all the fronts were fully involved in fire. It was just a wall of flames. The fire marshal will have to get in there and make a determination as to where it started,” said Fire Chief Nicholas Raydoycis Jr., of the McKees Rocks Volunteer Fire Department.
Donicka Hall, who owns the home where the fire started, said her boyfriend woke up to smoke and flames. He grabbed the children, who belong to Hall's cousin, and got out.
They then banged on the neighbor's door to alert them to the fire.
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“As they were coming up the steps, the front was completely crashing. It took the fire department some time to get here too. By the time they got here, the house was almost gone,” Hall said.
Hall said she believes an electrical issue caused the fire, but the fire marshal has not made an official determination.
Family dog also escaped the fire and was found on the next street.
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