PITTSBURGH — A woman was injured when she jumped to escape flames that engulfed a home early Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, officials said.
The fire was reported about 3 a.m. on Leolyn Street.
Flames shot into the air and spread to a neighboring home, officials said.
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Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones said a woman who was in the home where the fire started jumped from the roof of a back porch. She was taken to a hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.
There were two other people inside, according to police.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and the house will have to be demolished.
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