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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) A house fire occurred yesterday morning in a home in Rochester. This fire that started on the back porch of a home on the 400 block of New York Avenue caused that house that initially caught fire to be destroyed and another house to be damaged. According to Rochester Fire Chief Michael Mamone, crews were called to the 400 block of New York Avenue in Rochester around 11 a.m. yesterday, five people were sleeping in the home at the time and there were no reported injuries. These people were able to escape the home that initially caught fire after they were alerted by Rochester police. The other house that caught fire had slight damage and was also melting slightly. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time but the house that got destroyed is being assisted by the American Red Cross organization.