No one was injured, but a house was destroyed Thursday afternoon in a fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township.
The fire closed a portion of the road for about six hours as multiple fire departments worked to get the blaze under control. Route 356 reopened about 7:30 p.m.
The fire was initially reported just before 1:30 p.m. at 1652 Route 356 after motorists driving by saw smoke.
“Unfortunately, the structure is a total loss,” said Lee Schumaker, director of public safety for Allegheny Township. “Nobody was hurt; no firefighters were hurt, so we’re fortunate of that.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Schumaker said the fire had to be put out using tanker trucks since the house was located in an area without fire hydrants. The fire was contained by about 3 p.m., but officials eventually called in a Greensburg Fire Department crew to use foam to put out the rest of the fire.