Family of 5 escape unharmed from Clairton house fire
Five people and three dogs escaped unhurt from a house fire in Clairton on Thursday night.
The house on Constitution Circle was fully engulfed, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported.
Sources tell me that this fire started because of a grill on a porch. Multiple people and pets in the home all got out safely. pic.twitter.com/lk6H7iBUVm
— Erin Clarke (@ErinClarkeWPXI) March 29, 2019
A grill that had been on a covered porch is suspected of causing the fire, the station reported.
The five people included two adults and three children.
Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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