Fire destroys Union Township home
Firefighters from Elrama, Blaine Hill, Bethel Park, Elizabeth, Jefferson Hills and Finleyville work together at the scene of a house fire in Union Township Friday morning. Elrama Fire Company received a call around 11:30 a.m., and it took crews about a half hour to get the blaze under control.
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Crews from six local fire departments responded to a house fire in Union Township Friday morning, where four residents escaped with minor injuries. It took crews about a half hour to get the blaze under control, and firefighters remained at the scene for hours after.
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Six area fire departments work to put out a house fire in Union Township Friday morning. Four residents and at least one cat escaped the home, and the Salvation Army has been contacted to assist the family.
Fire crews spent hours Friday morning putting out a house fire in Union Township, where four residents and at least one cat escaped with minor injuries. The Salvation Army has been contacted to assist the family, as the house was destroyed.
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Precious recovers in a car after crews rescued her from a house fire in Union Township Friday morning. Four residents and the cat escaped with minor injuries.
Precious recovers in a car after crews rescued her from a house fire in Union Township Friday morning. Four residents and the cat escaped with minor injuries.
A fire destroyed a Union Township home Friday morning and displaced four people.
Elrama Fire Company Chief Lenny Bailey said they received a call at about 11:30 a.m. for a wood burner on fire at 42 Ramage Ave.
“By the time any fire trucks got here, the house was fully involved. The fire was through the roof,” Bailey said.
All four residents made it out of the home, and one was hospitalized for minor smoke inhalation. Bailey said there were no severe injuries. The Salvation Army is assisting the displaced residents.
Also in the home were three cats. While one made it out alive, two were unaccounted for, according to Bailey.
Anna Magill, who lives across the street from the home, at first did not think much of the smoke she saw coming from the house.
“I actually didn’t pay attention to it. He has a chimney that he uses when he burns wood. I came out on my porch to see what was going on. That’s when I saw the clouds of smoke,” Magill said.
Bailey said the exact cause of the fire will be investigated by the fire marshal.
In addition to Elrama, fire departments from Blaine Hill, Bethel Park, Elizabeth, Jefferson Hills and Finleyville.
Staff writer Katherine Mansfield contributed to this story