Early this morning, a fire tore through an apartment building in Pittsburgh's Perry South neighborhood, leaving one firefighter hospitalized due to smoke inhalation. The fire, which was reported at around 2:15 a.m., erupted at the intersection of North Charles Street and Perrysville Avenue, as noted by WPXI. Responders found the building unoccupied, fueling suspicions that squatters might have been inside when the blaze commenced.
Despite the early hour, firefighters quickly responded to the scene to aggressively try to contain the inferno. One firefighter was subsequently taken in stable condition to a local hospital, as they needed to be evaluated for smoke inhalation, WPXI reported. Significantly, no additional injuries were reported at the time, according to emergency officials on the scene.
Further details were provided in a report by WTAE, confirming the location on the 2900 block of North Charles Street. This aligns with the initial reports from the scene, which indicated that the building where the fire started had been vacant before the incident.
While the immediate aftermath of the fire brought forth a plethora of activity, the cause of the fire remains to be seen. Investigators are expected to thoroughly sift through the debris to uncover how exactly the fire was initiated.
