Firefighters called out to two Fayette County fires Saturday
Firefighters in Fayette County were called out to two separate structure fires Saturday morning.
A blaze that started about 4:30 a.m. destroyed Liberty Bell Antiques at 143 E. Main St. in Uniontown. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to Buck Griffith, chief of the Uniontown Volunteer Fire Department, though it doesn’t appear to be suspicious.
“It’s going to be a total loss,” Griffith said. The building was being torn down on Saturday.
One firefighter sustained a minor injury, and he was treated at Uniontown Hospital and released.
Fire companies from Hopwood, Connellsville, Murraysville, and West Leisenring, along with North Union, South Union and Washington townships assisted.
Bill and Angie Morris, the proprietors of Liberty Bell Antiques, posted on Facebook Saturday that the store opened Dec. 29, 2013, and it was “more than just a store,” and that they had “made a lot of friends along the way.”
At the same time, firefighters were also dealing with an apartment fire in Masontown on North Water Street. No additional details were available.