3 dead after car crashes into plasma clinic in Pittsburgh: Officials

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(PITTSBURGH) — Three people were killed after a car crashed into a building in Pittsburgh on Saturday, the city’s public safety department said.

The building — a plasma clinic — caught on fire, and the blaze has since been extinguished, according to ABC Pittsburgh affiliate WTAE-TV.

Ten employees and five donors were in the plasma clinic at the time, public safety director Wendell Hissrich told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Several people were injured, including one in critical condition, Hissrich told the newspaper.

UPDATE: There are 3 confirmed fatalities. One medic has been transported to a local hospital for minor smoke inhalation. https://t.co/Jfv3eDvu2n

— Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) June 12, 2021

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