12 people escape New Castle triplex fire

VIDEO: Firefighters battled huge flames at a building in New Castle on Sunday morning.

The fire broke out in a building on Waldo Street with three apartments inside. Fire officials tell Channel 11 it started in the top-floor apartment. A resident woke up to their couch on fire.

Video shared with Channel 11 showed flames shooting out of the roof.

By the time our crew got on scene, the roof had collapsed.

Fire officials tell us that 12 people got out safely, but two pets belonging to the top-floor apartment died.

WPXI-TV NBC 11 Pittsburgh

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