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Investigators asking for information connected to deadly East Hills apartment fire

Pittsburgh Public Safety asking for information on deadly East Hills fire
Pittsburgh Public Safety asking for information on deadly East Hills fire 00:25

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Investigators with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire are asking for information connected to a deadly fire that took place in the city's East Hills neighborhood last week.

A fire broke out last Friday evening along Park Hill Drive at the Maple Ridge Apartments. Firefighters broke through the windows to the building and got two children out.

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 Maple Ridge Apartments on Park Hill Drive in Pittsburgh  Credit: KDKA

Praise Lemons, a two-year-old girl, ended up dying at the hospital. Her sister and her mother both suffered burn injuries and smoke inhalation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and investigators are now asking for the public's help with providing information connected to the deadly blaze.

Investigators are expected to be in the area near where the fire happened and will be canvassing the neighborhood looking for any witnesses who may know anything about what sparked the flames.

Pittsburgh Public Safety officials have also provided an online form where people can share photos or videos of the fire, if they have any,

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