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Juvenile Sent To Hospital After Incident At Washington Co. Psychiatric Hospital

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NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- A juvenile was sent to the hospital after an incident at a Washington County psychiatric hospital Sunday.

Emergency dispatchers say police, fire and emergency medical services were sent to Southwood Psychiatric Hospital on Linden Creek Road in North Strabane Township around 7:30 p.m.

According to a neighbor who did not wish to be identified, there were a number of firetrucks, ambulances and police cars.

"There were so many police cars over there, they were going through the grass to get in the parking lot," the neighbor said.

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(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Fletcher Rumbaugh)

The neighbor said she was told by a firefighter that a smoke alarm went off.

According to dispatchers, a juvenile male was transported to the hospital and a staff member was evaluated at the scene.

Further details on the incident have not yet been released.

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