Five Firefighters Injured Battling Homewood Blaze

January 22, 2024 5:02 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say five firefighters were injured, two by falling through a roof, while battling a blaze at three buildings in a Pittsburgh neighborhood over the weekend. Fire crews were called just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday to the Homewood neighborhood where the blaze started in one home and spread to two adjacent buildings that contained apartments. Authorities said two firefighters fell through the roof of one of the homes while battling the fire. The roofs of at least two of the houses collapsed. All five injured firefighters were taken to hospitals with injuries said not to be life-threatening, officials said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.