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One man injured in Brownsville fire
Courtesy of Ed Riedmann
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Brownsville police were responding to a service call Saturday night and noticed a fire, which brought area fire companies to the scene.
Richard Black, chief of Brownsville Fire Co. No. 1, said firefighters were called to 416 Brashear St. shortly after 8:35 p.m.
“Police were already on a different call for service,” explained Richard Black, chief of Brownsville Fire Co. No. 1. “When they got there, they noticed a smoke and fire condition and requested us, and we moved it to a structure fire assignment.”
Black said once firefighters arrived, they found a man hanging out of a second-story window where smoke and fire were visible.
“When we pulled in, smoke was blowing out of the window where he was at,” Black said. “We rescued him via ladder and held the fire pretty much to two rooms.”
No other injuries were reported, and no damage was done to any adjacent units at the small row house.
“Some of them were empty, some were occupied,’ Black said. “There was no concern for them.”
The man rescued was taken to Uniontown Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and possible burns.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the State Police Fire Marshal and Brownsville Police.
During the fire, a puppy named “Buddy,” who lives with the victim, was able to escape and, for a short time, could not be located.
“He somehow got out,” Black said. “A little bit after we identified that there was a missing dog, we started looking around, and he started coming towards us. We were able to get him reunited with the girlfriend.”
Black said firefighters were able to respond to the blaze quickly and get it under control in a short amount of time since the house is located about a block from the fire station.
“The longest time was waiting for ventilation and (doing) salvage and overhaul,” Black said.
Also responding to the call were firefighters from South Brownsville, Hiller, West Brownsville, California and Bentleyville.
Many of those same fire companies responded to the fire at California Manor in California Friday night that displaced 30 people and resulted in one man jumping from the fourth floor of the building.
“It’s been something,” Black said