BUTLER COUNTY — A woman is dead after a house fire in Butler County on Wednesday, according to Trenton Fire Department Chief Brian Sebald.
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The fire was reported at a home in the 700 block of West Aberdeen Drive in Trenton around 4:30 p.m.
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Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke coming from the house and went inside.
Fire crews from several neighboring departments were called to the scene to help.
Firefighters immediately rescued a dog inside the doorway, Sebald said.
Crews continued into the structure, working to extinguish the flames and conduct a search.
Sebald said an unresponsive woman was found on the second floor and removed from the house.
A medical helicopter took the woman to an area hospital; however, the crew pronounced her dead.
Her identity was not immediately available.
Two Trenton firefighters sustained minor injuries, but they were both treated on scene, Sebald said.
The cause of this fire remains under investigation by the Butler County Fire Investigation Team and the State Fire Marshal’s office.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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