Officials: Fireworks May Have Sparked Arnold Fire, 2 Homes Damaged
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ARNOLD (KDKA) – Firefighters in Arnold believe a firework sparked a fire on Third Avenue early Wednesday morning.
The fire marshal will now further investigate and arrived at the scene around 6:30 a.m.
Neighbors from two nearby homes tell KDKA that police officers started banging on their doors around 4 a.m., asking them to evacuate in case the flames spread.
"I got woken up about 4 o'clock this morning with a police officer banging at the door," said Erskine Metcalf. "They said the two houses in the back caught on fire and they were scared our house would catch on fire so they wanted us to evacuate."
The fire quickly spread to a vacant home next door because the two homes sit very close together, set back about 50 yards off the road.
"At this point it appears to be accidental in nature, possibly fireworks," said Chief Christopher O'Leath.
The Arnold fire chief told KDKA that both homes are vacant and that neither had utilities hooked up.
"The green house - they moved out probably about three months ago. The other house has been like that since I moved here. It's been empty and vacant for about two years now," said Metcalf.
No one was injured and firefighters kept cool with bottles of water and a cooling tent.
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