One dead, nearly 20 displaced after Greensburg apartment fire

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A woman is dead and 18 people have been forced out of their homes following an overnight apartment building fire in Westmoreland County.

The flames broke out around 1:30 a.m. in the structure on Dornin Street in Greensburg.

The Tribune-Review reports a tenant noticed heavy black smoke in the basement.

Firefighters knocked the flames down quickly and found the woman who died sitting on a couch.

No word yet on her identity.

The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental

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