PITTSBURGH — A person is dead and another injured after an apartment fire in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.
PHOTOS: Emergency crews respond to fatal apartment fire in Brighton Heights
The fire broke out at Riverview Manor, a senior high-rise.
Pittsburgh public safety officials say emergency crews were called to the 1500 block of Letort Street at 8:15 p.m.
A woman was taken from a unit in cardiac arrest. Despite lifesaving measures, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man also suffered a laceration to his wrist and was treated on site.
The initial fire was put out quickly and didn’t spread to any other units, officials say. Firefighters ventilated the building, and most residents will be let back inside.
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Assistant Chief Mathew Davis says the fire started on the fifth floor.
EMA officials are at the apartment building, working with management to help any displaced residents with temporary housing.
Asked about how many residents this could displace, Davis said, “I’m sure there will be. I don’t have to the extent, but it’ll mainly be on the fire floor itself. There’s no major damage to the building itself.”
Fire investigators are investigating the fire’s cause.
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