Crime & Safety
Fire Causes Heavy Damage to Scott Township Home
A fire inside a Scott Township home quickly spread and caused substantial damage to the residence Monday afternoon. No was one injured in the fire.
A fire inside a Scott Township home quickly spread and caused substantial damage to the residence Monday afternoon.
Firefighters were called to the home at 119 Bygate Circle just off Swallow Hill Road around 1:14 p.m. after a resident came home and found a towel on fire, Glendale fire Chief Tom Salerno said.
He said the fire then quickly spread from the kitchen down the hallway.
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“It was rocking pretty good,” Salerno said. “There was a lot of heat.”
He said firefighters were able to contain the fire quickly, but it still caused “quite a bit of damage.”
The Allegheny County fire marshal was called to the scene to investigate.
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No injuries were reported.
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