Five people were taken to the hospital following a massive fire that broke out inside a New Kensington duplex Sunday morning.WATCH PREVIOUS VIDEO IN PLAYFINDER ABOVE Dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that crews were called to McCargo Street around 8 a.m. following reports of a fire. Our news partners at the Trib reported five people were taken to the hospital from that scene as a result of the fire. The New Kensington fire chief told our news partners that a husband and wife and their three children escaped by going out of a window and onto the roof of the front porch on the McCargo Street side of the brick duplex.Officials told the Trib that the father jumped first, and the mother “dropped the children to their father on the ground.” The mother was said to have sustained a broken leg after jumping from the duplex. A teenage boy said to have been sleeping in the basement, was able to escape on his own. Three additional residents on the Freeport Road side of the duplex were able to escape. Neighbor Candice Irish spoke with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on the scene, saying she and a group of people aided in helping several children escape from the home. “They were all on the roof basically. The kids were jumping off. So I just ran over to help, like, trying to catch the kids,” Irish said. “I wrapped them up in whatever, and we sent them across the street. And then we were waiting for them (the fire department) to come because the flames were getting bigger.” Irish said she was thankful that everyone inside the home was able to make it out. The fire chief told the Trib that the three children were taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, and the father was transported to West Penn Hospital. The mother was later taken to another hospital.There was no initial word on what caused the fire.This is a developing story. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
Five people were taken to the hospital following a massive fire that broke out inside a New Kensington duplex Sunday morning.
WATCH PREVIOUS VIDEO IN PLAYFINDER ABOVE
Dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that crews were called to McCargo Street around 8 a.m. following reports of a fire.
Our news partners at the Trib reported five people were taken to the hospital from that scene as a result of the fire.
The New Kensington fire chief told our news partners that a husband and wife and their three children escaped by going out of a window and onto the roof of the front porch on the McCargo Street side of the brick duplex.
Officials told the Trib that the father jumped first, and the mother “dropped the children to their father on the ground.” The mother was said to have sustained a broken leg after jumping from the duplex.
A teenage boy said to have been sleeping in the basement, was able to escape on his own.
Three additional residents on the Freeport Road side of the duplex were able to escape.
Neighbor Candice Irish spoke with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on the scene, saying she and a group of people aided in helping several children escape from the home.
“They were all on the roof basically. The kids were jumping off. So I just ran over to help, like, trying to catch the kids,” Irish said. “I wrapped them up in whatever, and we sent them across the street. And then we were waiting for them (the fire department) to come because the flames were getting bigger.”
Irish said she was thankful that everyone inside the home was able to make it out.
The fire chief told the Trib that the three children were taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, and the father was transported to West Penn Hospital. The mother was later taken to another hospital.
There was no initial word on what caused the fire.
This is a developing story.
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