Pa. firefighters suffer heat exhaustion

Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
MT. LEBANON, Pa. — Two firefighters were taken to St. Clair Hospital for treatment of heat exhaustion Sunday night after a three-alarm house fire in the 400 block of Longridge Drive in Mt. Lebanon.

Mt. Lebanon fire Chief Nick Sohyda said a fire that began in the basement of the unoccupied home had a good head start before it was reported to authorities at 6:11 p.m. The injured firefighters were with Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

Marshall Decker, the home's owner and sole occupant, was out of town, Sohyda said. The two-story brick house sustained extensive damage, but firefighters recovered some possessions, including family photos.

Sohyda said the fire went to three alarms because Mt. Lebanon was assisting at two house fires in Mt. Oliver. The cause and origin of the Mt. Oliver fires, reported about 4:15 p.m. near School Way and Penn Avenue, were under investigation. One firefighter there was taken to a hospital for treatment of heat exhaustion. The Salvation Army was assisting the residents. 

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