Fire Causes Evacuation of Pittsburgh High-Rise

Electrical box filled basement with smoke

 

 

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There were some tense moments as a building in downtown Pittsburgh was evacuated Tuesday morning.

Firefighters, police and EMS responded to what was called in as a building fire at 525 William Penn Place.

While there was no actual fire, an electrical box tied to a generator started smoking. The smoke started filling up the basement.

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Electrical box filled basement with smoke     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There were some tense moments as a building in downtown Pittsburgh was evacuated Tuesday morning. Firefighters, police and EMS responded to what was called in as a building fire at 525 William Penn Place. While there was no actual fire, an electrical box tied […]

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