Public Safety Blotter Articles

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Respond to Madiera Street House Fire

Date: December 27, 2019
Incident Type: Fire
Location: Homewood South
Summary:

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire responded to a 911 call of a structure fire at the 7900 block of Madiera Street around 10:30 p.m.

When firefighters arrived on scene, they observed house showing flames from the roof. The street in front of the structure started to buckle due to a water main break. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire with the ruptured water main.

The Fire Investigations Unit will investigate the cause of the fire.


Reporting PIO:
Maurice Matthews

2019-12-27
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov