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Fire Breaks Out At Downtown Pittsburgh Apartment Building

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Downtown Pittsburgh apartment building was evacuated after a fire broke out Saturday afternoon.

The fire was reported just before 2 p.m. at the Penn Garrison Lofts located next to the social security office on Penn Avenue.

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(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)

According to fire officials, the fire started in the kitchen of an apartment. Residents reported seeing heavy smoke and some flames inside an apartment on the fourth floor.

The fire was contained to one unit.

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