PITTSBURGH — Firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire at a large commercial building in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.
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An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher tells Channel 11 that police, fire and medics were called to a building on 51st Street just after 10 a.m.
Our crew on scene saw heavy smoke billowing from the roof of the structure.
A Pittsburgh Public Safety official says the fire spread rapidly through the industrial space used by a linen laundering business.
With flames continuing to spread despite firefighter efforts and a sprinkler system, the blaze was raised from a first to a fourth alarm in less than an hour. At one point, all firefighters were evacuated from the building.
The fire was deemed under control by 12:24 p.m., while crews were still working to put out hotspots throughout the facility. Crews will continue to maintain a fire watch over the next several hours to prevent re-ignition.
The public safety official says one firefighter was taken to a hospital for evaluation for a minor non-burn knee injury. No other injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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