Two people were rescued from a home in Monessen after a fire started late Sunday in the basement, according to authorities.
The fire was reported shortly before midnight at a home in the 1000 block of State Street, according to Westmoreland County emergency dispatchers.
A man jumped out of a window to escape flames and firefighters entered the house to rescue a woman who was trapped inside, according to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV. Authorities told the TV station that a dog died in the fire.
It took about an hour for firefighters to get the blaze under control, according to authorities.
No information was available about the condition of the people who were rescued.
A state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
