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Firefighter, 1 other killed in Pennsylvania house fire

A firefighter and another person are dead after a fire in southern Pennsylvania.
Credit: WPMT

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) - A firefighter and another person are dead after a fire in southern Pennsylvania.

Crews responded to the 1500 block of Boiling Springs Road in Monroe Township around 2:00 a.m. Monday for a reported fire.

About seven minutes after arrival, the porch roof collapsed, killing a Mount Holly Springs firefi

Officials said a husband and wife were home at the time of the fire.

According to the Cumberland County coroner, the wife and a firefighter died in the fire.

The husband was taken to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries, the coroner said.

A dog also died in the fire.

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