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One person taken to the hospital following fire in Westmoreland County

By Patrick Damp

July 8, 2023 / 10:12 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

One person hospitalized following fire

EAST VANDERGRIFT (KDKA) - One person was taken to Mercy Hospital's burn unit due to a fire in Westmoreland County.

The fire happened just before 7 a.m. at a home on Elm Street.

Fire crews were able to knock down the fire but at least one person was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Their condition is unknown at this time.

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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.