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No injuries reported after flames seen shooting from roof of duplex in Turtle Creek

March 16, 2023 / 5:08 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Turtle Creek duplex catches fire

TURTLE CREEK (KDKA) - Fire crews are on the scene of a duplex fire in Turtle Creek.

The fire happened on Oak Avenue Extension before 4 a.m. and when firefighters got to the scene they could see flames shooting from the roof of the building.

A woman that lives next door said she was sleeping and then looked out her window and the sky was red with flames.

Firefighters did a check of the structure and did not find anyone inside.

As of this morning, no injuries have been reported.

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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.