Residential
Structure Fire - Shaler Township (7/16/05)
In the late hours, fire units were dispatched to a residential structure fire
with entrapment on Silver Reel Drive. A female was reported to still be inside
in a wheelchair. The occupant was rescued by a neighbor and fire personnel. First
arriving units found a room and contents fire in the living room which was quckly
knocked down. However, the fire had spread through a void into the attic. Responding
units included Bauerstown Station 259, Evergreen Station 246, Millvale Station
191, Mt. Troy Station 239 for RIT, Berkeley Hills Station 247, Cherry City Station
260, Shaler EMS and Ross/West View EMS. Extra units had to be called in due to
the heat.
Pictures by: Juston Cannon & Maria