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Flags At Half-Staff After Pittsburgh Fire Chief Dies In Line Of Duty Flags At Half-Staff After Pittsburgh Fire Chief Dies In Line Of Duty
Flags At Half-Staff After Pittsburgh Fire Chief Dies In Line Of Duty Governor Josh Shapiro has ordered all U.S. and Commonwealth flags in Allegheny County to be flown at half-staff in honor of Pittsburgh Fire Battalion Chief John P. Walsh, who died while responding to a fire Wednesday night, Nov. 20, 2024. Walsh, 60, collapsed at the scene of a house fire on the 700 block of Wilkinsburg Avenue in the East Hills neighborhood around 9 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. He was rushed to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. “Chief Walsh tragically passed away while in command of a structure fire last night. His unwavering passion…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS) 'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS)
'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (Photos) An explosive fire erupted at a power station in western Pennsylvania on Monday, authorities said.  A reactor “catastrophically failed" at the Duquesne Lighting electrical facility on Brunot Island just after 8 p.m. on July 24, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.  The reactor failure sparked "multiple explosions" leading to several fires at the facility, Assistant Pittsburgh Fire Chief Brian Kokkila said. These fires took hours to put out because crews had to ferry over to the island and due to 340,000+ volts within the station, Kokkila explained.  The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, EMS, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Two Children, Adult Dead In Pittsburgh Area House Fire Two Children, Adult Dead In Pittsburgh Area House Fire
Two Children, Adult Dead In Pittsburgh Area House Fire Two children and one adult were killed in a Pittsburgh area house fire that left 10 others displaced overnight. The blaze broke out around 2 a.m. on the 3400 block of McClure Avenue and quickly grew to three alarms Saturday, Dec. 17, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire said. A woman was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition, and another woman and eight children were safely evacuated from the home. As firefighters were fighting the flames, three people were still unaccounted for. The bodies of two children and one young adult were later recovered from inside the home. The Ame…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Massive Pittsburgh Fire Kills Man; Hurts First Responders, Displaces 106 People: Authorities Massive Pittsburgh Fire Kills Man; Hurts First Responders, Displaces 106 People: Authorities
Massive Pittsburgh Fire Kills Man; Hurts First Responders, Displaces 106 People: Authorities A five-alarm fire started in a 12th-floor apartment left one dead, two injured, and 106 displaced, authorities say.  The fire broke out in the Roosevelt Building in the 600 block of Penn Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday December 11, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Pittsburgh Public Safety, and the Red Cross of Great PA said in separate statements.  One person was pronounced deceased at the scene, and their name has yet to be released.  Another person in the building was taken to an area hospital where they remain in serious condition, authorities explained in the releases.&…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Cruisers 'Engulfed In Flames' At Training Academy In Pennsylvania Police Cruisers 'Engulfed In Flames' At Training Academy In Pennsylvania
Police Cruisers 'Engulfed In Flames' At Training Academy In Pennsylvania Three police cruisers we're burned in a parking lot directly adjacent to a Police Training Academy in western Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Sept. 28, authorities say. Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and Pittsburgh Police were called to the vehicle fire in Zone 1 shortly after 2:30 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Upon arrival they found three Pittsburgh police cruisers "parked just outside the Academy building were fully engulfed in flames," as stated in the release. "Firefighters extinguished the fire in each cruiser and no one was injured. There was no damage to the building," au…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness 'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness
'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness A beloved "fireman's fireman" who trained firefighters around the world has died after a battle against a long illness, but his legacy will live on.  The 23-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Captain Jimmy Ellis of Station 32 in Deutschtown passed away at Allegheny General Hospital with his loving family and friends by his side on Wednesday, July 13, city officials told Daily Voice.  Ellis not only worked in Pittsburgh but was "a renowned instructor known across the country," as the Leetsdale fire department said in a statement.  "He was passionate about passing his knowledge a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Look Up! Bus Dangles Over Park During Removal From Scene Of Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse (Photos) Look Up! Bus Dangles Over Park During Removal From Scene Of Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse (Photos)
Look Up! Bus Dangles Over Park During Removal From Scene Of Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse (Photos) It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Pittsburgh Transit Authority bus!?! Less than on week after Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed into Frick Park, work has begun to remove the vehicles from the debris, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The first vehicle removed from the debris was the PAT bus, which was removed with the help of the Port Authority, according a statement by Pittsburgh Public Safety. Posted by Pittsburgh Public Safety Department on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Before that could happen, "Pittsburgh HazMat developed an innovative plan to pump approximately 100 gallons of diese…

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by Jillian Pikora