Firefighters: Residents attack Unity house fire with water from outdoor hot tub
Damage was limited mostly to the outside of a home in the Glen-Aire neighborhood of Unity on Sunday morning as residents poured water on the flames while emergency crews were on their way, firefighters said.
Dry Ridge Volunteer Fire Department was among the companies called about 3:30 a.m. to the fire in the 1000 block of Faulkner Way.
The department posted on its Facebook page that crews discovered a fire in the rear of the home and noted that residents helped knock down the flames by throwing water on them from an outdoor hot tub.
Additional details weren’t immediately available.
Jeff Himler is a TribLive reporter covering Greater Latrobe, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant Area and Derry Area school districts and their communities. He also reports on transportation issues. A journalist for more than three decades, he enjoys delving into local history. He can be reached at jhimler@triblive.com.
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