A mobile home in Springfield Township was destroyed as a result of a Sunday morning fire. Rob Orndorff, Springfield Township assistant fire chief, said the call came in shortly before 6 a.m. for the mobile home at 617 Kooser Road. “It was a fully involved fire,” Orndorff said. ...
No one was injured when a Christmas Eve fire broke out in a Sycamore home. Center Township Fire Chief Paul Cook said the home at 851 Hopewell Ridge Road, used as a guest house by the property owner, was a total loss. No one was inside when the fire broke out around 8:45 a.m., Cook said. ...
No one was inside a Brownsville house when it caught fire Friday morning. According to a Fayette County 911 supervisor, emergency crews were called to the 800 block of Second Street at 8:03 a.m. The supervisor said the home was empty, and no injuries were reported. More information was not ...
Lithium-ion batteries have become ubiquitous in how products are powered – from cellphones to power tools to electric vehicles. However, they do pose a fire risk under certain circumstances. Jim Dahle, the director of safety and risk management for Pennsylvania Western University’s ...
A man was killed early Saturday morning when two motorcycles crashed into each other in German Township. Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker identified the deceased as 25-year-old Delbert Valentine Jr., of Adah. According to a Fayette County 911 supervisor, the accident occurred just before 3 ...
Firefighters responded to a house fire in downtown Waynesburg Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called at 1:09 p.m. Monday, Waynesburg Police Chief Billy Nichols said. One tenant was in the building at the time, and got out safely. Smoke from the fire billowed through several blocks of ...
