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Resident returns home to see flames shooting through roof in Mount Lebanon

Firefighters battled a house fire Saturday morning in Mount Lebanon. Officials said a resident of the house on South Meadowcroft Avenue returned home around 11 a.m. and saw flames shooting through the roof.

Crews said the fire appeared to have started in the chimney and spread to other areas of the house. No one was injured in the blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Three hospitalized from smoke in Mt. Lebanon fire

Three people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a mattress caught fire at a Mt. Lebanon apartment complex early today.

Platoon Chief Glenn Wallace said firefighters were called to 53 Academy Ave. by a woman who thought she smelled smoke about 2 a.m. Firefighters traced the smoke to a first-floor apartment with an unlocked door and found four people inside. Three of the occupants had to be awakened and needed assistance getting out of the apartment while a fourth made it out without help, he said.

Two hurt in fire in Mt. Lebanon

Two people were injured in a fire that broke out late Saturday at an apartment/condominium complex in Mt. Lebanon. Officials believe the blaze was started by a cigarette.

Mt. Lebanon Deputy Fire Chief Chris Buttlar said a dozen people were displaced by the fire that started at about 11:30 p.m. at the Baywood Terrace complex.

Early morning fire damages Mt. Lebanon home

An early morning, one-alarm fire in Mt. Lebanon caused an estimated $60,000 damage to an unoccupied home at 361 Avon Drive.

Mt. Lebanon Fire Chief Nick Sohyda said the fire was reported at 5:30 a.m. at a home that is under renovation and had no contents in it. The family that owns the home was in Florida at the time of the blaze.

Program offers peace of mind for first responders.

For years, Mt. Lebanon firefighters have kept a “just in case” file, outlining for the department chaplain the last wishes of some members if they should die in the line of duty.

Mt. Lebanon Water Break Buckles Cedar Boulevard

The break that occurred at 7 p.m. in the 1100 block of Cedar Boulevard damaged the driveways and landscape of several homes and caused minor flooding in the basements of three homes, Mt. Lebanon fire Lt. Chris Switala said.

Water Main Break Floods McNeilly Road

A water main break floods McNeilly Road in Mt. Lebanon.

Slideshow: Mt. Lebanon House Fire

Pictures from the White Oak Circle structure fire on Saturday, July 16.

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