Woman hurt after jumping from burning building in Pittsburgh's Greenfield
A woman jumped from a second-floor window Monday morning to escape a fire in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, according to city police.
The fire at 3950 Murray Ave. was reported shortly before 7 a.m. The building had a business on the ground floor with two apartments above.
According to police, the 29-year-old woman landed on a dump truck and suffered cuts. She was taken to a hospital.
Police said firefighters contained the fire to the second floor.
No one else was hurt.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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