Fire erupted inside home across street from Trinity High School in Washington County
TRAFFIC CHANGES AHEAD. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. GOOD SUNDAY MORNING. HAPPY DRAFT WEEK. IT’S 9:00. I’M CARLOS FLORES. LET’S KICK THINGS OFF WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED WITH YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. AND THERE’S CERTAINLY A LOT GOING ON IN THE FORECAST. GEAR UP FOR DRAFT WEEKEND. THINGS ARE A LOT COOLER HERE AS WE’RE STARTING OFF YOUR SUNDAY, AND IT WILL STAY CHILLY INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. IN FACT, THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS. POSSIBILITY FOR FROST. EVEN A FREEZE ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WE’VE BEEN DEALING WITH SOME NAGGING LIGHT RAIN SO FAR THIS MORNING. LAST LITTLE BIT, AT LEAST THE BACK EDGE NOW STARTING TO PUSH PAST JEANNETTE NEAR IN GREENSBURG. SO GIVE IT ABOUT A HALF HOUR 45 MINUTES IN. MOST OF THIS RAIN SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE. MUCH QUIETER SCENE AS WE EXPAND THE VIEW ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. BUT LEFT BEHIND WE HAVE OVERCAST CONDITIONS ONLY 42 OUT AT THE AIRPORT WITH THAT BREEZE COMING IN OUT OF THE WEST FEELS LIKE 37. SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY YOU PACKED AWAY THE COATS QUITE JUST YET. TEMPERATURES ONLY LAND IN THE LOWER 50S THIS AFTERNOON. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY. CLOUDS WILL ROLL BACK IN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALSO ALONG FOR THE RIDE. SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS SO THEY’LL BE MORE SPORADIC INSTEAD OF AN AREA WIDE COVERAGE OF THAT LIGHT RAIN. AS WE WORK THROUGH THE EVENING AND FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO 34 IN PITTSBURGH, BUT NORTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. BETTER CHANCE TO DROP TO AT LEAST FREEZING. SO THAT’S WHERE FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT. THAT STARTS AT 2 A.M., RUNS THROUGH 10:00 IN THE MORNING. EVERYBODY WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE TEMPERATURES START TO IMPROVE. AS WE GET SET FOR DRAFT WEEKEND. I’LL GIVE YOU THOSE DETAILS COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. IN THE FORECAST. THANK YOU. JILL. NOW TO BREAKING NEWS IN PITTSBURGH’S ALLENTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. A HOUSE FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 5 A.M. ON ARLINGTON AVENUE, DISPLACING 13 PEOPLE ACROSS TWO HOMES. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS SAY NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THE RED CROSS IS NOW HELPING THOSE IMPACTED FIND A PLACE TO STAY. THEY ADDED THAT NO ONE WAS INSIDE THE MAIN HOME WHERE THE FIRE STARTED, AND THE HOME HAS NOW BEEN CONDEMNED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED. INSPECTORS ARE STILL ON SCENE EVALUATING THE BUILDINGS INVOLVED. WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS IN EARLY MORNING FIRE HOUSE FIRE IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY. EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS TELL US THIS BROKE OUT AROUND 4 A.M. YOU CAN SEE SMOKE JUST POURING FROM THIS HOME ON BACK STREET. FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES ARE BEING REPORTED AND THIS MORNING WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT NEW VIDEO FROM ON BOARD THE UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT FORCED TO LAND IN PITTSBURGH YESTERDAY. UNITED FLIGHT 2092 HAD 169 PASSENGERS AND SIX CREW ON BOARD. IT WAS TRAVELING FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YORK CITY. THE BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED AND THE FBI IS NOW INVOLVED AND WE ARE SEEING WHAT HAPPENED DURING THOSE MOMENTS FROM A PASSENGER WHO RECORDED THE EVACUATION. HERE’S ANCHOR CHANDI CHAPMAN A FRIGHTENING FLIGHT FOR PASSENGERS WHO HAD TO BE EVACUATED FROM A UNITED AIRLINES PLANE. FOR AN EVACUATION ON THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE TOOK OFF FROM CHICAGO O’HARE, BUT ON ITS WAY TO LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IN NEW YORK, IT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN PITTSBURGH, 29 TWO. THE AIRPORT WAS WORKING ON STAIRS, BUT WE HAVEN’T SEEN THEM TAKE THEM OUT THERE YET. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON’T HAVE. SERIOUSLY? ALL RIGHT, ROGER, FOR 2022, WE’LL KEEP YOU ADVISED AND YEAH, WE’LL NEED LAW ENFORCEMENT DOWN THERE. AS YOU CAN TELL, THE PLANE WITH 169 PASSENGERS AND SIX CREW MEMBERS LANDED ABOUT 1145 SATURDAY MORNING. IN THE END, PASSENGERS HAD TO SLIDE DOWN FROM THE PLANE JUST TO GET OFF, GOT TO SLIDE DOWN THE FLAP, SLIDE DOWN THE FLAP, SLIDE DOWN THE FLAP. HURRY, HURRY, HURRY. THIS IS VIDEO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM A PASSENGER SHOWING PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED AND QUICKLY MOVING TOWARD THE AIRPORT. PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAYS THE PLANE LANDED BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE SECURITY ISSUE. NOW, OFFICIALS SAY THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY BOMB SQUAD, INCLUDING EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL AND K9 TEAMS, RESPONDED ALONG WITH FBI SPECIAL AGENTS AND BOMB TECHS. THE AGENCY SCREENED THE PLANE AND GAVE THE ALL CLEAR. THEY SAY THERE WAS NO THREAT. FBI PITTSBURGH SAYS THEY WILL PROVIDE FURTHER UPDATES IN. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. THAT WAS CHANDI CHAPMAN REPORTING. ACCORDING TO ABC NEWS, THE PLANE EVENTUALLY LANDED AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IN NEW YORK, ITS ORIGINAL DESTINATION, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION TRAFFIC. THE TURNPIKE SAYS A PLANNED CLOSURE OF THE WESTBOUND LANES BETWEEN IRWIN AND MONROEVILLE HAS BEEN POSTPONED. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO CLOSE FOR FIVE HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE. A MAKEUP DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED. SWITCHING GEARS. PLAYOFF HOCKEY IS OFFICIALLY BACK IN PITTSBURGH. THE PENS HOSTING THE FLIERS IN ROUND ONE, BUT THE OUTCOME OF GAME ONE NOT EXACTLY WHAT THE PENS WERE HOPING FOR. OFFICIAL ACTION IS INSIDE PPG PAINTS ARENA, GIVING US A CLOSER LOOK. IT WAS A PHYSICAL MATCHUP AS EXPECTED, BUT THE PENGUINS JUST NOT SHOWING UP FOR GAME ONE. IT WAS SLOPPY ALL AROUND OUTSIDE OF STUART SKINNER, WHO HAD A PRETTY GOOD GAME IN NET SAVING 17 OF THE 20 SHOTS HE FACED. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE PENS PRETTY MUCH GOT OUTPLAYED IN EVERY ASPECT. WE JUST GOT TO BE BETTER. WE JUST GOT TO BE BETTER IN ALL AREAS. BE HONEST WITH YOU. I MEAN, EXECUTION. YOU KNOW, JUST BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE CONNECTED. SO. YEAH, WE JUST WE HAVE TO BE BETTER. THAT’S THE WAY IT IS. SOMETIMES. IT’S UNFORTUNATE. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO GET OFF TO A GOOD START. BUT YOU KNOW YOU DON’T WIN. YOU DON’T WIN A SERIES ON GAME ONE. AND YOU KNOW WE KNOW THAT WE GOT A LOT BETTER IN HERE. AND WE GOT TO FOCUS ON OURSELVES AND FIND A WAY TO TO GET BACK TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT MADE US SUCCESSFUL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN IN MOMENTS WHERE THERE’S A LOT OF HIGHS AND LOWS AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S SOMETIMES IT’S JUST NONSENSE. GETTING INVOLVED WITH IT. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN’T DOESN’T ALWAYS DO YOU GOOD. SO YOU KIND OF GOT TO PICK THE MOMENTS WHERE YOU KNOW, YOU DO PICK IT UP, BUT THERE’S MOMENTS WHERE YOU JUST GOTTA, YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST CALM YOURSELF AND KEEP ON GOING. A LOT OF THESE GUYS IN THAT LOCKER ROOM ARE VETERANS, SO THEY KNOW HOW TO STAY EVEN KEELED AND NOT RIDE THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS THAT COME WITH THE POSTSEASON. NEXT UP, GAME TWO RIGHT HERE AT THE PAINT CAN ON MONDAY NIGHT AT PPG PAINTS ARENA. ASHLEY DOUGHERTY PITTSBURGH’S ACTION SPORTS. THANKS, ASHLEY. WE SPOKE WITH FANS WHO ARE CERTAINLY DISAPPOINTED BUT OVERALL OPTIMISTIC ON THE TEAM’S ABILITY TO TURN IT AROUND AND TAKE THE SERIES. MOST OF THEM ATTRIBUTE THE LACK OF CHEMISTRY ON THE ICE LAST NIGHT TO A LOT OF THE STARTERS RESTING FOR THE FINAL GAMES OF THE SEASON. TAKE A LISTEN. WE COULDN’T KEEP THE PUCK DOWN DEEP. THERE’S NO SYNERGY. I THOUGHT SETTING THE BOYS NEED TO GET LIKE, MAYBE BECAUSE THEY TOOK A COUPLE GAMES OFF THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY LOST, MAYBE SOME CHEMISTRY, BUT I THINK THE VETERAN SHIP WILL BRING THEM BACK. AND PHILLY PHILLY IS GOING TO GET IN GAME TWO. WE MIGHT END UP WINNING IN 5 OR 6. THEY HADN’T PLAYED THREE GAMES WITH ALL THE GUYS, SO I HOPE THEY GET THEIR LEGS BACK UNDER THEM. FOR GAMES. TWO AT PBG PAINTS ARENA. PUCK DROP IS AT 7 P.M. TIME NOW IS 907. THE STAGE IS SET FOR PITTSBURGH AND PITTSBURGH IS READY FOR JUST FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING UNTIL THE NFL DRAFT COMES TO THE STEEL CITY. WORK CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR THE BIG DAY. EQUIPMENT IS BEING MOVED IN, LIGHTS ARE BEING TESTED AND TENTS ARE GOING UP. 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Fire erupted inside home across street from Trinity High School in Washington County
Updated: 12:57 PM EDT Apr 19, 2026
Multiple first responders were called to the scene Saturday after a home caught fire near a Washington County high school.VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 In a post from the Canton Township VFC, officials were called to the 200 block of Park Avenue in North Franklin Township after reports of a house fire. The home was situated across the street from Trinity High School. The South Strabane Fire Department later shared in a post that multiple units were on scene to contain the flames. Photos shared showed a ladder extended to the top floor of the home, alongside multiple fire trucks and officials. (See photos below) Canton Township Fire & Rescue also shared photos of the home as heavy amounts of smoke filled the air. (See photos below) It is unclear if any injuries were reported or if anyone was home at the time of the fire.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
WASHINGTON —
Multiple first responders were called to the scene Saturday after a home caught fire near a Washington County high school.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
In a post from the Canton Township VFC, officials were called to the 200 block of Park Avenue in North Franklin Township after reports of a house fire.
The home was situated across the street from Trinity High School.
The South Strabane Fire Department later shared in a post that multiple units were on scene to contain the flames. Photos shared showed a ladder extended to the top floor of the home, alongside multiple fire trucks and officials. (See photos below)
South Strabane Fire Department
South Strabane Fire Department
Canton Township Fire & Rescue also shared photos of the home as heavy amounts of smoke filled the air. (See photos below)
Canton Township Fire & Rescue
It is unclear if any injuries were reported or if anyone was home at the time of the fire.
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