PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One man was taken to the hospital after a fire pit explosion in Pittsburgh.
Officials say it happened around 10:45 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Oakglen Street.
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The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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