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Woman, 8-Year-Old Girl Killed As Fire Roars Through Pa. Home

WOODWARD, Pa. (AP) -- A woman and a young girl were killed when a fast-moving fire roared through a northern Pennsylvania home. But a firefighter who was passing by while headed to a training session was able to rescue a man from the burning residence.

The fire in Woodward was reported early Sunday.

Authorities say the firefighter saw the blaze and reported it, then kicked in a door and got the man to safety.

As this was happening, a woman crawled out of a second-floor window onto a porch roof and then either fell or jumped to the ground.

Firefighters couldn't to rescue an 8-year-old girl trapped in a second-floor bedroom.

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