Pittsburgh Firefighter Hit by Heat

July 6, 2006
The probe continues to determine the cause of the blaze.

A Pittsburgh firefighter is recovering from exhaustion after fighting massive flames overnight.

The fire started around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in a basement of a house in Glen Hazel.

The house was up for sale.

Firefighters said they had trouble fighting the fire because it kept rekindling.

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

An arson team is investigating.

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