Fire destroys Saltlick Township landmark, apartments
Alyssa Choiniere | 蘑菇视频
Saltlick Township firefighters, along with 26 other fire companies from three counties, work to extinguish a blaze that started in an enclosed attic space at the former Resh蘑菇视频 General Store at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The building housed four apartments.
The former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township, Fayette County was destroyed by fire Thursday in a long-burning blaze, displacing four people who lived in apartments in the building. Fire crews from 27 crews in three counties worked to extinguish the blaze.
The former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township, Fayette County was destroyed by fire Thursday in a long-burning blaze, displacing four people who lived in apartments in the building. Fire crews from 27 crews in three counties worked to extinguish the blaze.
Saltlick Township firefighters, along with 26 other fire companies from three counties, work to extinguish a blaze that started in an enclosed attic space at the former Resh's General Store at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The building housed four apartments.
Alyssa Choiniere | 蘑菇视频
Firefighters from 27 departments in three counties battled a fire at the former Resh蘑菇视频 General Store in Saltlick Township on Thursday. The building housed four apartments, leaving four people homeless.
The former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township, Fayette County was destroyed by fire Thursday in a long-burning blaze, displacing four people who lived in apartments in the building. Fire crews from 27 crews in three counties worked to extinguish the blaze.
Saltlick Township firefighters, along with 26 other fire companies from three counties, work to extinguish a blaze that started in an enclosed attic space at the former Resh's General Store at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The building housed four apartments.
Saltlick Township firefighters, along with 26 other fire companies from three counties, work to extinguish a blaze that started in an enclosed attic space at the former Resh's General Store at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The building housed four apartments.
A New Haven Hose firefighter climbs down from a ladder truck after spraying water on the former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township, Fayette County Thursday.
The former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township, Fayette County was destroyed by fire Thursday in a long-burning blaze, displacing four people who lived in apartments in the building. Fire crews from 27 crews in three counties worked to extinguish the blaze.
The former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township, Fayette County was destroyed by fire Thursday in a long-burning blaze, displacing four people who lived in apartments in the building. Fire crews from 27 crews in three counties worked to extinguish the blaze.
Saltlick Township firefighters, along with 26 other fire companies from three counties, work to extinguish a blaze that started in an enclosed attic space at the former Resh's General Store at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The building housed four apartments.
Alyssa Choiniere | 蘑菇视频
A firefighter monitors the hose pressure at a fire in Saltlick Township, which started at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The former Resh蘑菇视频 General Store, which housed four apartments, was destroyed in the blaze.
The former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township, Fayette County was destroyed by fire Thursday in a long-burning blaze, displacing four people who lived in apartments in the building. Fire crews from 27 crews in three counties worked to extinguish the blaze.
Firefighters from 27 departments in three counties battled a fire at the former Resh's General Store in Saltlick Township on Thursday. The building housed four apartments, leaving four people homeless.
A Saltlick Township landmark which housed apartments was destroyed by fire Thursday, leaving four people homeless.
Twenty-seven fire crews from three counties battled the blaze at the former Resh蘑菇视频 General Store on Indian Head Road in Champion, Fayette County, for hours, beginning at about 2:30 a.m. The fire rekindled at about 1 p.m., soon after firefighters left.
Among those left homeless in the blaze was a former firefighter and a member of the ladies auxiliary. Preliminary investigations appeared to show the cause of the fire was electrical, officials said. The tenants escaped without injury, and no firefighters were hurt in the long-burning blaze, said Saltlick Township Volunteer Fire Co. Assistant Chief Jerry Galas.
鈥淚鈥檓 still in shock,鈥� said owner Chris Resh as he watched smoke pour from his building hours after it ignited. 鈥淚 just feel terrible.鈥�
The fire started in an attic space above the apartments and became trapped between spaces in the metal roof, making the blaze difficult to extinguish, Galas said. The upper level and lower level each held two apartments. The building was insured.
The store, first opened in 1923, was listed as a tourist attraction on visitpa.com, highlighting its variety and discounts for locals and tourists in hardware, groceries and automotive parts. Galas said he remembers visiting the store as a child and throughout his adult years.
鈥淚t was a landmark, as far as the Resh family generations go,鈥� Galas said. 鈥淚t was the store everyone knew to go to.鈥�
He said he was grateful for the assistance of neighboring fire departments.
鈥淔ayette, Somerset and Westmoreland counties worked well together, and being that it蘑菇视频 our fire, we appreciate the help and support,鈥� he said.
Rehabilitative units from Fayette EMS and Murrysville were on scene aiding firefighters, which Galas said was greatly necessary for crews fighting the persistent fire.