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Firefighters continue to pour water on a fire that started in the early morning hours at 900 Wood Street Tuesday, March 16, 2021 in Wilkinsburg.
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Man in critical condition following 3-alarm fire in Wilkinsburg

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Man in critical condition following 3-alarm fire in Wilkinsburg

Updated at 6:04 a.m. on March 16, 2021.

A man was hospitalized in critical condition and another person was unaccounted for in an overnight three-alarm fire in Wilkinsburg.

The fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday at a large, three-story commercial structure in the 900 block of Wood Street, according to Pittsburgh public safety officials. 

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A male resident of an upper-level apartment was taken to West Penn Hospital with “burn injuries”; he is in critical condition, officials said. 

Ten other residents evacuated and were being assisted by the Red Cross.

The fire was under control by 3:30 a.m. but the blaze reignited around 5 a.m. Fire crews were still on the scene as of 6 a.m.

The county fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause.

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First Published: March 16, 2021, 6:58 a.m.
Updated: March 16, 2021, 8:06 a.m.

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