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Flames rip through roof of New Castle home

By Patrick Damp

June 24, 2022 / 6:21 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

No injuries in New Castle house fire

NEW CASTLE (KDKA) - Flames ripped through a home in New Castle early this morning.

Just after 4 a.m., fire crews were called to the home on Shaw Street as flames tore through the roof of the house.

No one was injured as neighbors told firefighters the home had previously been condemned.

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City of New Castle

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.