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Firefighter taken to the hospital after late-night fire in North Huntingdon Township

September 22, 2024 / 8:05 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Firefighter injured during call in Westmoreland County

NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A firefighter is recovering in the hospital after responding to a call in North Huntingdon Township.

According to Westmoreland County dispatch, fire crews were called to a fire at a home in the 1200 block of Reed Street just after 10 p.m. on Saturday night.

The fire burned a hole through part of the siding on the home.

Investigators told KDKA that the firefighter was taken to the hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion.

It's not known if anyone else was hurt in the fire.

The fire is under investigation.

This is a developing story, stay with KDKA for the latest.

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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.