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Tarentum Dispatch alerted Summit Hose Station 282, Eureka Hose Station 281, Highland Hose Station 280 and Eureka EMS at 1:41am for a structure fire in a duplex on West Seventh Avenue. Dispatch had received several calls for this fire. Off duty Fawn Township Police Officer Jeff Mravintz was passing by when he noticed the fire also. Officer Mravintz, with the help of a local bar owner, rescued the elderly resident from the residence. The two men dashed into the flames and located the woman in the second floor bedroom, carrying her to safety before fire units arrived. 282 C1 arrived on scene and reported heavy fire and smoke from the structure. Crews fought an aggressive interior attack and the fire was placed under control at 2:20am. No injuries were reported. The elderly female was evaluated by EMS but did not require transport. The residents of the other half of the duplex were not home at the time of the fire. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating the blaze which caused an estimated $75,000 in damages. The fire is believed to be started by candles left burning in the unoccupied part of the structure.

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