Fire Causes Evacuation of Pennsylvania High-Rise for Seniors

One person was injured in Ross Township high-rise fire

 

 

ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One woman was taken to the hospital following a fire Tuesday afternoon at a senior high rise in Ross Township.

A kitchen fire forced the evacuation of three floors at Town North Tower on Corbett Court, just off of McKnight Road, around 4:30 p.m.

The fire was brought under control and residents were being allowed to go back inside around 5:30 p.m.

The fire started on the fifth floor, prompting the evacuation of that floor along with the fourth and sixth as a precaution.

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One person was injured in Ross Township high-rise fire     ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One woman was taken to the hospital following a fire Tuesday afternoon at a senior high rise in Ross Township. A kitchen fire forced the evacuation of three floors at Town North Tower on Corbett Court, just off of McKnight […]

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