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Police Investigating After Incendiary Device Thrown Into Pittsburgh Home Starts Fire

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Police say they are investigating after an incendiary device started a fire after being thrown through the window of a home in Marshall-Shadeland.

On Wednesday around 12:50 a.m., officials were called to investigate a possible incendiary device that was thrown through the window of a home in the 1300 block of Superior Avenue, causing the living room carpet to catch fire.

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Residents used water and wet towels to put out the fire, police say. Officials added that there were no injuries. A K9 accelerant dog was alerted to different areas of the living room and the incendiary device, police say.

There are no suspects.

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