Fire breaks out at Riverview Manor in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh which kills a woman and injures a man

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A fire broke out last night at Riverview Manor in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh which killed an unidentified woman and injured an unidentified man. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, emergency crews were called to the 1500 block of Letort Street at 8:15 p.m., where a woman was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from a unit in cardiac arrest and a man suffered a laceration, which was on his wrist. Even though measures to save the life of this woman were taken at that time, she was pronounced dead yesterday. The treatment for the man that suffered a lacerated wrist was at the site of the fire. Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Assistant Chief Matthew Davis confirms that the fifth floor of Riverview Manor is where the fire started. It is not clear at this time how many residents were displaced by this fire. Officials also confirm that the fire did not spread to any units other than Riverview Manor and the initial fire got put out quickly. Firefighters extinguished the fire and ventilated Riverview Manor, which is a high rise for senior citizens. Pittsburgh Public Safety also noted that the fire is being investigated by fire investigators and officials for emergency management worked with management of Riverview Manor to help find accommodations that are temporary for any residents that were displaced by this fire.