Pittsburg

2 critically injured in two-alarm Pittsburg apartment fire

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Two people were critically injured in a two-alarm apartment fire Monday morning in Pittsburg, according to fire officials.

At about 8 a.m., Contra Costa fire district crews responded to reports of a fire at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Crestview Drive in Pittsburg.

A man and his teen daughter were found unconscious and rescued, officials said. They were taken to a hospital, where both were in critical condition. The man's son also was at home and was able to escape the flames on his own

The fire was knocked down just before 9 a.m., and no other injuries were reported.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

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