Published on July 10, 2025
At approximately 4:30 a.m., Pittsburgh Firefighters and EMS responded to a structure fire in the 700 block of Brushton Avenue in Homewood South.
Preliminary findings indicate the one-alarm fire began on the back porch of the social club and extended into the kitchen. Firefighters were able to extinguish it before it spread any further.
Upon arrival, firefighters located four individuals on the front porch roof and safely evacuated them from the area. No civilian injuries were reported.
One firefighter sustained a non-life-threatening back injury and was transported to the hospital in stable condition by Pittsburgh EMS.
The Fire Investigation Unit was called to the scene to determine the exact cause of the fire.
An investigation is ongoing.