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Flames Engulfs Home In Rostraver Twp., Crews Tearing It Down As Fire Burns

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ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- A stubborn fire is keeping crews busy this morning at a home in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County.

The blaze started around 3:15 a.m. at a vacant home behind a business called Equipment Connection and Party Rental on Tyrol Boulevard, just north of Interstate 70.

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(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)

The business uses the home for storage.

Crews have brought in a backhoe to tear down the home as the fire continues to burn.

The Rostraver fire chief said crews were also dealing with a broken fire hydrant at the scene, forcing them to find a different one.

Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.

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