PITTSBURGH — Thick smoke was pouring from a house fire in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning.
PHOTOS: South Oakland home seriously damaged in fire
Allegheny County 911 officials tell Channel 11 that first responders were called to a fire on Dawson Street near Frazier Street around 8:30 a.m. in the city’s South Oakland area.
A second-alarm response was called just before 9 a.m., firefighters say.
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire said the homeowner was doing construction and was working with chemicals like paint thinner before the fire started.
Investigators believe the fire started because of the spontaneous combustion of those materials.
The fire was contained to one house and no injuries were reported.
The American Red Cross is helping provide resources to the displaced family.
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