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1 Dead After 2-Alarm Fire On South Side

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- First responders were called out to the scene of a fire on Pittsburgh's South Side early Saturday morning.

Officials say the call came in early Saturday morning just before 5:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of East Carson Street.

South Side Fire
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Fire Chief Darryl Jones tells KDKA that one person was rescued from the building and was taken to the hospital. The victim, Joseph Traynor, died Sunday.

South Side Fire
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Two dogs also died in the fire.

Fire investigators are working to learn the cause of the blaze.

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