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No injuries reported at Duquesne house fire

Brian C. Rittmeyer
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WPXI-TV
No injuries were reported in a fire that destroyed a vacant house on Priscilla Street in Duquesne on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Officials say the fire is considered suspicious.

Flames destroyed a home in Duquesne early Monday morning, authorities said.

The house on Priscilla Avenue might have been abandoned, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV

Authorities called the fire suspicious, according to the TV station.

Emergency dispatchers received word of the fire about 4:30 a.m., a supervisor said.

No injuries were reported.

Responding firefighters had to contend with high winds. Several roads were closed in the area.

Flames at one point were shooting from the house. The fire burned through the roof.

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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