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2 People Safely Escape Stowe Twp. Fire

STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - Two people managed to escape their burning home in Stowe Township Monday morning.

According to officials at the scene, the fire started in the 100 block of Ohio Street around 2 a.m.

Firefighters worked for hours, to try to keep the fire from spreading to neighboring homes.

"I heard someone screaming about 1:30-2 o'clock, got up, ran outside, lots of commotion and the flames were going out of the front of the house," Michele Deangelo said.

Deangelo and others who live nearby woke up other family members to get them out.

"I was just scared. They're all row houses built in the early 1900s. That's what everybody fears, we were all out here, that's the biggest fear," Sherri Castiglione said.

The main concern was that this fire was going to spread and it did to Allison and Wayne Masters' house. They say they're just glad that the damage isn't any worse.

"Living in this neighborhood it's the worst thing, a fire, because they're all wood framed homes," Wayne Masters said.

"My dad came in 2 o'clock in the morning and said, 'Allison hurry up we need to get out of the house now,'" Allison Masters said.

Portions of the walls were gone along with the ceiling.

"Very grateful no one was injured and let me tell, you the Stowe police and the Stowe firemen are heroes to us. I can't say anything other than that, they're just great guys," Wayne Masters said.

The neighbor on the other side of where the fire started also has a lot of smoke and water damage. Right now, fire investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire.

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