Firefighters respond after flames break out inside Uniontown home
PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR CONTINUES. RIGHT NOW. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. BREAKING NEWS EIGHT PEOPLE SHOT, TWO OF THEM DEAD AFTER THREE SEPARATE SHOOTING INCIDENTS. INCIDENTS. EXCUSE ME. EARLY THIS MORNING, ONE SHOOTING NEAR A CLUB IN BRADDOCK, ANOTHER TAKING PLACE IN BEDFORD DWELLINGS AND A THIRD IN HOMEWOOD WEST. THE LATEST ON THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS STRAIGHT AHEAD. PLUS A BUSY WEEKEND IN PITTSBURGH. LOOKING LIVE NOW OVER THE CITY. THE PENGUINS HOST THE FLIERS FOR THE OPENING ROUND OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS AT PNC PARK. GAME TWO OF THE PIRATES SERIES AGAINST THE RAYS. ON TOP OF IT ALL, IT’S OPENING DAY AT KENNYWOOD. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. I’M KALEA GUNDERSON. WE WILL GET TO ALL OF THAT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT FIRST, ALL EYES ON THE WEATHER AND ITS IMPACT. DAY FOR RAIN. SO LET’S GET STARTED WITH METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED JOINING US WITH YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. WE’VE HAD SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THESE STORMS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE WEEK. THE FINALE COMING TODAY, VERY SIMILAR TO THE PAST FEW DAYS, DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR US, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER 3:00. SO PLENTY OF TIME TO DO SOME RUNNING AROUND. MAYBE GET DOWN TO THE NORTH FOR THE PIRATES GAME AGAINST THE RAYS, OR IF YOU HAVE SOME LITTLE LEAGUERS THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY, THINGS SHOULD BE JUST FINE. BETWEEN ABOUT THREE AND 7:00 TODAY, WE’LL MONITOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WORKING THROUGH THE AREA AGAIN, DAMAGING WINDS. OUR PRIMARY THREAT ALREADY STARTING TO FEEL VERY SUMMER LIKE IT IS 66 RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH. WE HAVE THAT FILTERED SUNSHINE OVER DOWNTOWN. EVENTUALLY OUR SKIES WILL OPEN UP. SO SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL OF IF YOU ARE MAKING YOUR WAY TO KENNYWOOD FOR OPENING DAY. THE GATES OPEN AT 11:00, TEMPERATURES ALREADY CLOSING IN ON 80 DEGREES. IT WILL BE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON, CLOSER TO WHEN THE PARK CLOSES THOUGH. MONITORING MORE RAIN. ALSO, THOSE THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES GET UP TO THE LOW TO MID 80S FOR US TODAY ON THIS IMPACT DAY, RAIN WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. DRY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW, BUT IT WILL BE NOTICEABLY COLDER. TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 50S. WINDY TOO, AND STILL HANG ON TO A LITTLE BIT OF A CHILL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. I’LL ALSO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE NFL DRAFT FORECAST IN YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE IN A FEW MINUTES. BACK TO BREAKING NEWS. PITTSBURGH POLICE SAY TWO MEN ARE IN THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING AFTER A SHOOTING AT HOMEWOOD WEST JUST AFTER 430 THIS MORNING, OFFICERS FOUND ONE OF THE VICTIMS INSIDE OF A BUSINESS ON NORTH DALLAS AVENUE, AND THE SECOND MAN OUTSIDE OF THAT BUSINESS. POLICE SAY THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS OR ARRESTS AT THIS TIME, BUT THEIR INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. ALSO BREAKING IN PITTSBURGH’S HILL DISTRICT, POLICE SAY A MAN WAS SHOT AND FOUND IN A COURTYARD ON CHAUNCEY DRIVE IN BEDFORD DWELLINGS. THAT WAS AROUND 230 THIS MORNING. HE DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. POLICE SAY ANOTHER MAN WAS GRAZED IN THE FACE BY A BULLET AND WAS DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING AT THE SCENE, AND A THIRD VICTIM SHOT IN THE LEG SHOWED UP AT A HOSPITAL A SHORT TIME LATER. HE TOLD POLICE HE WAS SHOT ON WEBSTER AVENUE. POLICE SAY IT’S UNCLEAR AT THIS POINT IF THESE TWO INCIDENTS WERE CONNECTED, BUT THE VICTIM’S IDENTITY HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. MORE BREAKING NEWS A WOMAN IS DEAD AND TWO OTHERS ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A SHOOTING IN BRADDOCK AROUND TWO THIS MORNING. ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE SAY THEIR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE GATHERED ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE OF A BRADDOCK AVENUE CLUB. CLUB ELEGANCE. WHEN AN UNKNOWN PERSON BEGAN SHOOTING AT THEM FROM ACROSS THE STREET. THERE’S STILL NO WORD ON ANY ARRESTS OR THE VICTIM’S IDENTITY, AND WE WILL BE SURE TO MONITOR ALL THREE OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS CLOSELY AND KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE. TIME NOW IS 903 AND WE’RE KICKING OFF A BUSY WEEKEND HERE IN PITTSBURGH. THE PENGUINS FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFF GAME IS TONIGHT AT 8:00 AT PPG PAINTS ARENA. AND OF COURSE, THERE IS A HUGE DEMAND FOR TICKETS. AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE TICKETS TO THE PENS GAME, YOU CAN WATCH IT FOR FREE AT THE NEW PLAZA AT THE NORTH SHORE. THE FUN STARTS WITH THE TAILGATE AT 4 P.M., A LIVE BAND WILL PERFORM LEADING UP TO PUCK DROP AT EIGHT. WHEN THE GAME AIRS ON THE BIG SCREEN, AND THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO GUESTS OF ALL AGES. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING YOUR OWN SEATS. THE PENS GAME, NOT THE ONLY SPORTING EVENT HAPPENING TODAY THIS AFTERNOON IS SKENES DAY AT PNC PARK AND THE PIRATES ARE HOSTING HIS CY YOUNG AWARD BOBBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY. FIRST PITCH TODAY AGAINST THE RAYS IS SET FOR 405. TODAY MARKS A BIG DAY FOR KENNYWOOD. THE PARK IS OPENING FOR ITS 128TH SEASON THIS WEEK. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT SOME OF THE NEW THINGS FOR THIS YEAR. IF YOU’RE MORE INTO THE NOSTALGIA OF THE PARK, THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ANNIVERSARIES HAPPENING. THE WHIP, WHICH IS THE LAST OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S., CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF MAKING MEMORIES EVERY SINGLE CAR THROUGH. OUT HERE, WE’VE ADDED THAT NICE, PRETTY LOGO, AND THEN WE’LL ALSO HAVE NEW FENCING THAT WILL GO AROUND THE PERIMETER. SO WE’RE REALLY BEAUTIFYING THIS RIDE, MAKING SURE THAT IT’S HERE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AND THAT’S NOT THE ONLY MILESTONE AT THE PARK. THE PHANTOM’S REVENGE TURNS THE BIG TWO FIVE. KENNYWOOD HAS ACTUALLY RERECORDED THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK THAT WAS USED BACK IN 2001. THE PARK WILL BE OPEN ON WEEKENDS FOR NOW, AND DAILY OPERATIONS WILL BEGIN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. WE ARE JUST FIVE DAYS OUT UNTIL THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NFL DRAFT, AND WE’RE GETTING INTO THE FINAL STRETCH OF PREPARATIONS, SKY 4 PITTSBURGH’S ONLY NEWS CHOPPER FLYING OVER THE GRAND STAGE. THAT IS WHERE FANS WILL STAND AND CHEER ON THEIR TEAM’S ROUND PICKS. THOSE FANS CAN ALSO GET THE CHANCE TO SEE ALL OF THE SELECTIONS FROM BROWNS ONE THROUGH THREE ON THE FIELD AT THE STADIUM. THE DRAFT WILL BRING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS TO THE STEEL CITY. ONE LOCAL RESTAURANT IS OPENING JUST IN TIME FOR THE BIG EVENT. BUB’S LOUNGE, SPORTING THE NICKNAME OF A YOUNG MAN KILLED IN THE STRIP DISTRICT IN 2021, HIS MOTHER IS LAUNCHING THE BUSINESS IN HIS HONOR. REPORTER JASMINE RODRIGUEZ IS IN THE STRIP DISTRICT WITH HER STORY AHEAD OF THEIR GRAND OPENING. I WAS JUST LIKE, I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. I’M LIKE, SO EXCITED. IT WAS BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, THEN 18 YEAR OLD AMIR TOOLEY WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE HIS MOTHER’S RESTAURANT, PRIDDY’S PIT ON PENN AVENUE. BEING THAT THIS IS MY BUSINESS, I TOOK THAT TO HEART BECAUSE I LOST THEM OUTSIDE OF OUR FAMILY BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, HE WAS HERE SINCE I OPENED, AND NOW HIS LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON WITH BUB’S LOUNGE DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR. THE LOUNGE IS NAMED IN MEMORY OF AMIR. BUB’S IS THE NICKNAME PRETTY CALLED HER SON. HE DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED AND I KNOW MY SON’S UP THERE WATCHING. YOU KNOW, HE’S DEFINITELY PROUD OF ME. I FEEL LIKE HE’S LIKE MY ANGEL ON PENN AVENUE, AND THE TIMING OF THIS OPENING COULDN’T BE BETTER. I GOT TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS OPEN FOR THE DRAFT. LIKE, I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A PLACE TO GO, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I POURED MY WHOLE HEART INTO HERE, AND I’M VERY, VERY EXCITED TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY. AND THE GOOD NEWS SHE RECEIVED DIDN’T STOP THERE. I KEPT PUSHING AND PUSHING BECAUSE I KNOW THE DRAFT IS HERE, AND I WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE VENDORS FOR THE DRAFT. SHE TELLS ME. SHE ALSO WANTS TO THANK NOT ONLY HER IMMEDIATE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HELPING HER NAVIGATE HER GRIEF INTO THIS MEMORY FOR HER SON. BUT ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH FOR LOVING MY SON AS MUCH AS THEY DO. I WAS YASMIN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING BUB’S LOUNGE WILL BE OPEN NEXT WEEK STARTING WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. IT WILL BE OPEN FROM AROUND FIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND ON THE WEEKEND FROM 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON UNTIL 2 A.M. WE ARE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE BRAND NEW ARTS LANDING IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST SAYS THIS FOUR ACRE SPACE ONLY TOOK 22 MONTHS TO DEVELOP, DESIGN AND BUILD ORGANIZERS AND LOCAL LEADERS, CALLING IT THE LARGEST DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN IN 25 YEARS. I THINK STANDING HERE TODAY WAS HARD NOT TO GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL LOOKING OUT INTO THIS SPACE AND SEEING HOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ENJOY THIS SPACE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THAT’S THAT’S WHY WE DID THIS. I’M SO BULLISH AND POSITIVE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY. THERE’S A REASON WHY WE WORKED SO DARN HARD TO LAND THE NFL DRAFT. Y’ALL WERE GIVING ME A HARD TIME CHEERING FOR THE EAGLES IN THAT FIRST SUPER BOWL WHEN I WAS GOVERNOR. BUT I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME DRIVING ROGER GOODELL CRAZY ABOUT GETTING THE DRAFT TO COME HERE TO PITTSBURGH. AND THE NEXT TIME THIS SPACE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE NEXT WEEK DURING THE DRAFT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR THE PIT BLOCK PARTY. THEN THERE WILL BE A SOFT OPENING THROUGHOUT MAY BEFORE ITS OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING FOR THE DOLLAR BANK. THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL IN JUNE. THE HIGH POINT OF THURSDAY’S FIRST ROUND OF THE NFL DRAFT WILL BE THE STEELERS PICK AT NUMBER 21. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION SPORTS IS GETTING SOME NEW INSIGHT ON THE STEELERS DRAFT. SPORTS DIRECTOR ANDREW STOCKEY ASKED TEAM PRESIDENT ART ROONEY THE SECOND, WHETHER HAVING THE DRAFT HERE CHANGES HOW THEY CHOOSE THAT FIRST PICK. HERE’S THAT PART OF THEIR CONVERSATION. DOES YOUR FIRST ROUND PICK NEED TO BE A GLAMOR PICK OR A SEXY PICK? A QUARTERBACK, RUNNING BACK, RECEIVER? WELL, WE HAD TO DO. I THINK I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING, IT’S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE A QUARTERBACK. BUT BEYOND THAT IT’S YOU KNOW, IT’S WIDE OPEN. OF COURSE IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS IN FRONT OF US. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’LL BE EXCITING. YOU KNOW, BE INTERESTING A LOT A LOT OF INTERESTING PLAYERS IN THIS DRAFT. AND I THINK ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT ONLY OUR FIRST PICK, BUT AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, WE HAVE 12 SELECTIONS IN THIS DRAFT. OUR EXTENSIVE DRAFT COVERAGE CONTINUES ONLINE, FROM TRAFFIC PREPARATIONS T
Firefighters respond after flames break out inside Uniontown home
Updated: 3:39 PM EDT Apr 18, 2026
Fire officials were on the scene Saturday after flames broke out inside a home in Fayette County. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 Fayette County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that crews were called to a home along Wilbur Avenue in Uniontown around 2 p.m. following reports of a house fire. Photos shared with Action News 4 showed the home had sustained serious damage. We’re told no injuries were reported. A cause has not been determined. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. —
Fire officials were on the scene Saturday after flames broke out inside a home in Fayette County.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
Fayette County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that crews were called to a home along Wilbur Avenue in Uniontown around 2 p.m. following reports of a house fire.
Photos shared with Action News 4 showed the home had sustained serious damage.
We’re told no injuries were reported.
A cause has not been determined.
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