Car
Carrier Fire - McKnight Road, Ross Township (5/13/2003)
At around 4:18pm, Newcom 911 was flooded with reports
of a loaded car carrier on fire in the parking lot of Ross Towne Center on McKnight
Road. Berkeley Hills Station 247 and Ross Fire Police were dispatched. First
arriving units found a Car Carrier loaded with a total of 6 Ford Explorers fully
engulfed with flames. The fire was quickly extinguished but not after an estimated
$300,000 worth of damage was caused. Laurel Gardens Station 253, Allegheny County
Hazardous Materials Unit - Silver Team and Ross Fire Marshals assisted.
Novak's
1st Responder Article is here.
Pictures Provided by: Brian Craig and Dave Novak