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Person Flown To Hospital After Gas Drilling Rig Fire In Westmoreland County

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - One person was flown to the hospital after a gas drilling rig in Westmoreland County caught on fire.

Dispatchers say the rig on Freeman Falls Road in Mount Pleasant Township caught fire around 2 p.m. Monday.

One person was reportedly burned and flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh.

There's been no word on what started the fire, but it's under control.

Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.

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