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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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View of Rankin from the Monongahela Cemetery in Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania.

TPN x Nazareth Prep | Rankin residents remember 1957 Christmas Eve fire

By Savon Wilson, Kiara Chew and Myeir Northern, Contributing Writers • February 21, 2019
A massive fire destroyed 40 homes in Rankin on Christmas Eve in 1957. Many current residents can still remember the flames.
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