House fire in Mount Washington kills 3 pets
First responders arrived at the scene of a fire on Wednesday afternoon at a home in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood.
Pittsburgh firefighters discovered three pets — two cats in one home and a dog in another home — during the incident. None of the pets survived the blaze.
The fire occurred in the 500 block of Griffin Street. The residents were not home at the time of the fire.
Pittsburgh firefighters, EMS and police responded at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The fire was raised to 3-alarms due to heat related weather.
No other injuries were reported.
The Fire Investigation Unit is looking into the cause.
Ryan Deto is a TribLive reporter covering politics, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County news. A native of California’s Bay Area, he joined the Trib in 2022 after spending more than six years covering Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh City Paper, including serving as managing editor. He can be reached at rdeto@triblive.com.
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