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Fire in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, leaves 1 person dead

A three-alarm fire in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, left one person dead Monday night, borough officials said.

The fire started just after 6 p.m. on the 300 block of Dorrance Street. When crews arrived, they found two homes with heavy fire and a third with moderate fire conditions.

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Fire crews found one person dead inside the home where the fire broke out, borough officials said in an email. One person was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation.

The fire was brought under control about 90 minutes after it started.

The Bucks County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

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