Part of a historic four-story building in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood collapsed as firefighters battled a massive 4-alarm fire for several hours on Monday. At the top, tap the video player to see the moments the building collapsed. Officials said the building, which is on the 1100 block of East Carson Street, has been classified as structurally imperfect by the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections. Public safety officials said East Carson Street will be closed overnight between 10th and 12th streets. The building is due to be demolished on Tuesday morning. Darryl Jones, Pittsburgh fire chief, said no one was injured in the fire that broke out around 3 p.m. and the cause of the fire is being investigated. The building housed the South Side Chamber of Commerce offices, a barber shop and six apartments. A large fire breaks out in the South Side commercial building: See the Sky 4 video above. Joshua Perrone watches from across East Carson Street as part of a building he worked hundreds of hours in collapses. “We actually went to this site to watch it all,” said Perrone. “Then we heard everything coming down.” The scene in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood surprised those who live and work in the building. Fire shot out of the windows and black smoke rose in the air. At least two employees of the South Side Chamber of Commerce, located on the first floor, escaped the flames unharmed. Chamber President Mark Bucklaw spoke to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on location. “We are really grateful that our staff are fine and safe,” said Bucklaw. “It’s really sad to lose this place and lose the building.” On Monday evening, the firefighters examined the damage that had occurred after the four-alarm fire and the collapse of the building. Despite the damage and debris, no injuries were reported. Perrone works in J Master’s barbershop, which is normally closed on Mondays but has stood upright after the fire and the building collapsed. Pittsburgh public safety officials said they expect the other side to collapse. Perrone said he was just glad everyone was safe said. In a tweet, the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania said the Allegheny County Disaster Action Team was on hand to provide support and assistance to residents affected by the fire. Keep up with the WTAE Mobile App for updates. Download the app now to stay up to date with the latest news.
PITTSBURGH –
Part of a historic four-story building in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood collapsed as firefighters battled a massive 4-alarm fire for several hours on Monday.
At the top, tap the video player to see the moments the building collapsed.
Officials said the building, which is on the 1100 block of East Carson Street, has been classified as structurally imperfect by the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections.
Public safety officials said East Carson Street will be closed overnight between 10th and 12th streets. The building is due to be demolished on Tuesday morning.
Darryl Jones, Pittsburgh fire chief, said no one was injured in the fire that broke out around 3 p.m. and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
The building housed the South Side Chamber of Commerce offices, a barber shop and six apartments.
A large fire breaks out in the South Side commercial building: See the Sky 4 video above.
Joshua Perrone watches from across East Carson Street as part of a building where he worked hundreds of hours collapses.
“We actually went to this site to watch it all,” said Perrone. “That’s when we heard that everything was coming down.”
The scene on Pittsburgh’s South Side comes as a surprise to those who live and work in the building. Fire shot out of the windows and black smoke rose in the air.
At least two employees of the South Side Chamber of Commerce, located on the first floor, escaped the flames unharmed. Chamber President Mark Bucklaw spoke to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on location.
“We are really grateful that our employees are fine and safe,” said Bucklaw. “It’s really sad to lose this place and lose the building.”
On Monday evening, the firefighters examined the damage that had occurred after the four-alarm fire and the collapse of the building. Despite the damage and debris, no injuries were reported.
Perrone works in J Master’s barbershop, which is normally closed on Mondays but has stood upright after the fire and the building collapsed. Pittsburgh public safety officials said they expect the other side to collapse.
Perrone said he was just glad everyone was safe.
“Yeah, our livelihood and all that in that barber shop, but anyone who lives upstairs or something, that’s all that matters, what’s safe,” he said.
In a tweet, the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania said the Allegheny County Disaster Action Team was on hand to provide support and assistance to residents affected by the fire.
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