3 hospitalized, 45 displaced after fire at Greene County apartment building
Three people were taken to hospitals and 45 were displaced after a fire early Friday at an apartment building in Greene County.
The fire at Parkview Knoll Apartments, off of Ceylon Road in Cumberland Township south of Carmichaels, was reported around 2:30 a.m. It was brought under control around 4 a.m., and the cause was under investigation.
A 12-year-old boy firefighters rescued from a stairwell was flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh with smoke inhalation, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported.
A second person had smoke inhalation, while a woman hurt an ankle after jumping from a window, the station reported.
Two of the building’s 23 apartments were destroyed, with the others sustaining smoke damage. The fire melted the building’s siding.
The American Red Cross was helping residents.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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