Canonsburg Apartment Fire Likely Not Suspicious

September 28, 2020 2:38 am

The fire that heavily damaged a Canonsburg apartment complex on Sunday was likely not suspicious.  Canonsburg Fire Chief Tim Solobay told WJPA News that the State Police Fire Marshal was called in to investigate, and although they are still waiting on word regarding two factors that are currently under evaluation and until those results are back, they can’t say for sure exactly what started the blaze.  Solobay, however, says at this point in time though, all indications are that the fire was just a bad accident.  The fire, which started around one o’clock, has left twenty-eight people homeless.  Solobay says it took crews longer than expected to get the fire under control due to the construction of the building.  He says it was built many years ago without fire breaks between each unit, making it difficult to work swiftly. No one was injured. The Red Cross is helping the residents who were impacted by the fire.