Multiple Houses Aflame in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Firefighters Urge Avoiding 'Very Active Scene'
No fatalities have been reported, but the top of one house collapsed as fire spread to other buildings.
Several houses are on fire in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, with heavy wind causing difficulties in controlling the flames and firefighters urging all to stay away from a "very active scene".
The fire is estimated by the Pittsburg firefighters to be three-structure and a 3-alarm.
One house on Wickliff Street that caught fire collapsed from the top. McCandless Ave is closed between Duncan Street and Stanton Avenue.
Earlier, Allegheny County officials said that several roads had been closed in the area.
snap stock,lawrenceville fire,lawrenceville,fire in lawrenceville#Breaking Two homes engulfed in fire in Lawrenceville. This is Wycliff Street and McCandless Avenue. The wind is making the flames and smoke worse, creating difficult conditions. More fire crews are arriving. @KDKA for more. pic.twitter.com/JDsqLLMckr— PamSuranoKDKA (@PamSuranoKDKA) April 21, 2020
