By Associated Press - Wednesday, October 26, 2016

BIRMINGHAM, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say one person has died after a house fire in eastern Pennsylvania.

Chester County officials say that someone was killed in a fire in a rural part of Birmingham late Tuesday night.

Firefighters had to set up portable pools to pump water because of a lack of fire hydrants in the neighborhood.



County officials say one person was declared dead at the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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