03/26/2006 - Verona - Duplex Fire

School Street

Quick work by Verona, Penn Hills 224, and Oakmont firefighters help to stop a fire in a duplex made of insulbrik along the narrow and deadend School Street in Verona Pa.

With neighbors houses no more than 4 ft away the whole block could have been destroyed due to the nature of how insulbrik siding which has a tar that burns out of control.

Firefighters were able to quickly hold the fire to the bedroom and attic of the one side of the duplex preventing its spread. The family escaped without harm and 1 unidentified firefighter suffered minor burns to both hands and was treated and released from the scene.

Good Work Guys and Gals at stopping a major tragedy from happening.

Report & photos Nick Markowitz Jr