Fire prompts large response in Jefferson Hills
PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT NOON STARTS NOW. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER 4 LEADS US OFF ON THIS NOON THIS WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OUT, AT LEAST FOR NOW, AS THE CITY BEGINS TO MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE START OF THE NFL DRAFT TOMORROW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. I’M LILY COLEMAN, METEOROLOGIST BRIAN HUTTON JUNIOR. HE’S HERE WITH A LOOK AT OUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. ALL EYES ARE ON THAT FORECAST. NO PRESSURE NO PRESSURE AT ALL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE GOOD NEWS MOST OF THE NEXT THREE DAYS ARE NICE. THAT’S GREAT. MOTHER NATURE IS COOPERATING FOR US. THE ONLY POSSIBLE BLEMISH IS ON SATURDAY. WE’RE WATCHING FOR SHOWERS RIGHT NOW. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY SHOULD CLEAR IN TIME FOR THE DRAFT, WHICH STARTS AT NOON ON SATURDAY. BUT WE WILL WATCH THAT TIMING NOW AS WE GET CLOSER. TOMORROW. LOOKS GREAT, WILL CLIMB NEAR 80 DEGREES. WE’LL GET THERE ON FRIDAY AS CLOUDS INCREASE AND RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE DRAFT IS DONE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WELL. WE’RE TRYING TO THREAD THAT NEEDLE WITH RAIN CHANCES. WITH THE DRAFT IN TOWN, 75 IS WHERE WE FINISHED TODAY, AGAIN WITH 78 AND 80 ON FRIDAY, 68 ON SATURDAY WITH THOSE MORNING RAIN SHOWERS. AGAIN, WE’RE WATCHING THAT TIMING VERY CLOSELY AS THOSE SHOWERS MAY STILL LINGER FOR THE START OF ROUND THREE. WE’RE ALREADY PUSHING 70 ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE AIRPORT’S AT 69, KITTANNING IS AT 66. GREENSBURG YOU’RE ALSO AT 66 IN BEAVER AT 69 AS WELL. WE’RE ON PACE FOR THE MIDDLE 70S LATER ON TODAY, WE’LL SEE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. NOT A BAD DAY TODAY. WE’RE GREAT. AS THE DRAFT COMES TO TOWN, WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT RAIN CHANCE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. FUTURECAST THAT’S AHEAD WITH YOUR COMPLETE 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE OUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. WELL, HEY, JUST ONE DAY, A FEW HOURS, TWO MINUTES AND A COUPLE OF SECONDS UNTIL THE 2026 NFL DRAFT BEGINS RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS. SOMETHING ALL DRIVERS NEED TO KNOW, NOT JUST IF THEY’RE HEADING TO THE DRAFT. LOTS OF CLOSED ROADS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WE’VE BEEN ALERTING YOU TO THESE CLOSURES FOR WEEKS NOW, INCLUDING THIS MORNING IN PITTSBURGH’S ACTION TRAFFIC. NOW, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER AVA RASH IS TAKING US ON THE STREETS TO GIVE US A CLOSER LOOK. IF YOU PLAN ON DRIVING NEAR THE NORTH SHORE OR POINT STATE PARK OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, GET READY FOR A TRAFFIC HEADACHE. MORE THAN A DOZEN ROADS ARE CLOSED DOWN FROM NOW UNTIL SATURDAY. ROAD CLOSED SIGNS, DETOURS AND TRAFFIC CONES. THEY’RE NOW A STAPLE ON THE NORTH SHORE AND POINT STATE PARK FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CHECK OUT ALL THE RED DOTS ON THIS MAP. WELL, THOSE ARE THE ROADS CLOSED FROM NOW UNTIL SATURDAY FOR THE DRAFT. IT INCLUDES MORE THAN A DOZEN ROADWAYS LIKE NORTH SHORE DRIVE FROM CHUCK NOLL TO MAZEROSKI WAY, COMMONWEALTH PLACE, THE FORT PITT BRIDGE ON RAMP FROM THE 10TH STREET BYPASS AND THE ROBERTO CLEMENTE AND ANDY WARHOL BRIDGES. SO IF YOU HAVE TO GO DOWNTOWN, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? WELL, PUBLIC TRANSIT IS GOING TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND. YOU CAN USE A PARK AND RIDE AND THEN TAKE THE T DOWN. AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE THE GATEWAY CLIPPER AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD THE NFL ONE PASS THAT WILL HAVE INFORMATION ON ROAD CLOSURES AS WELL. FOR NOW, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY NEAR THE CLEMENTE BRIDGE. AVA RASH OF PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. GOOD ADVICE THERE. AVA. THANK YOU. WELL, FOR FANS WORRIED ABOUT TRAFFIC, PARKING AND CROWDS EXPECTED DURING THE DRAFT, PITTSBURGH REGIONAL TRANSIT IS OFFERING A FREE AND EASIER WAY INTO THE CITY. YOU HEARD AVA TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. THE FOOTBALL FLIER BUSSES WILL BEGIN ROUTES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, PICKING UP RIDERS FROM THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST AND TAKING THEM TO THE DRAFT. THAT DOES SOUND LIKE A GOOD IDEA. I WOULD DEFINITELY DO IT IF MY ANXIETY WASN’T SO HIGH ABOUT THE SITUATION, BUT I WOULD SO DEFINITELY GET THE FREE BUS DOWN THERE BECAUSE WHY WOULDN’T YOU? THE FREE SHUTTLES WILL SERVE ALL FOUR CORNERS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS. FANS CAN PARK FOR FREE AT MONROEVILLE MALL IN THE NORTH. SERVICE WILL BEGIN AT MCCANDLESS PARK AND RIDE, THEN ADD RIDERS IN ROSS. NOW IN THE WEST. THE FIRST STOP WILL BE THE PARK AND RIDE AND THE SOUTH HILL RIDERS CAN BOARD AT THE UNIVERSITY PARK AND RIDE THERE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE BUSSES WILL RUN EVERY 15 MINUTES. ON SATURDAY, SERVICE WILL RUN EVERY 30 MINUTES AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A TON OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION. IT’S A LOT. DON’T WORRY, I’LL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON ALL OF THE MAPS DURING THE NOON NEWSCAST TOMORROW AND BRING YOU UP TO THE MINUTE CONDITIONS AND WAYS AROUND THROUGHOUT THE HOUR. SO IN ADDITION TO THE TRAFFIC, ANOTHER QUON PEOPLE HAVE RAISED IS HOW DOES THE CITY PLAN TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE? CITY OFFICIALS ENSURE THAT US THAT THEY ARE READY TO GO. WE’VE REHEARSED, WE’VE EXERCISED, WE’VE TRAINED, WE’VE PRACTICED. AND WITH AN ESTIMATED 700,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED TO DESCEND ON PITTSBURGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AUTHORITIES SAY THEY ARE HARD AT WORK MAKING SURE THE CITY IS SAFE. YOU WILL SEE AN INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE BEYOND THE PERIMETERS. THAT INCLUDES DRONES, K-9 TEAMS, BICYCLE OFFICERS, TACTICAL TEAMS, MARITIME UNITS AND MOTORCYCLE MEDICS. THIS PRESENCE IS BOLSTERED BY A HOST OF ASSETS THAT THE PUBLIC WON’T SEE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, UNDERCOVER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY. WE ASK THAT ANYONE ATTENDING THE DRAFT, OR ONE OF THE MANY DRAFT RELATED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT BY REMAINING AWARE AT ALL TIMES OF ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS AND REPORTING THAT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR. THE FBI SAYS IT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY CREDIBLE THREAT OF VIOLENCE TARGETING THE NFL DRAFT. ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE FOR DRONES AND A BOAT RESTRICTION ON THE RIVERS, AS WELL. LEVEL FOUR IS OUR TIME. IT WAS A VERY EXCITING RIBBON CUTTING YEARS IN THE MAKING. EARLIER TODAY, THE NEW YOUTH SPORTS FIELD AT HAZELWOOD GREEN, NOW A REALITY. ON THE EVE OF THE NFL DRAFT, THE STATE OF THE ART MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY SERVING IS MORE THAN JUST A SPOT FOR SPORTS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER CARLOS FLORES TAKES US TO HAZELWOOD THIS AFTERNOON, WHERE SOME BIG NAMES WERE ON HAND TO WELCOME IN THIS SPECIAL NEW ERA. IT IS A NEW CHAPTER HERE IN THE HAZELWOOD COMMUNITY, AND IT ALL STARTS RIGHT HERE AT THE COMMUNITY FIELD AT THE HAZELWOOD GREEN. SHARED. PITTSBURGH’S HAZELWOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A NEW ADDITION. NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL. THE ROONEY FAMILY AND CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS OFFICIALLY WELCOMING FOLKS THIS MORNING TO THE NEW COMMUNITY FIELD AT HAZELWOOD GREEN. IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO EVEN GET SOME ROADS IN HERE 15 YEARS AGO, BUT NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE. WE HAVE ROADS, WE HAVE COMPANIES, WE HAVE HOUSING, WE HAVE FIELDS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT IT SHOULD BE. AND THIS IS ALSO A GREAT SIGN OF HOW PITTSBURGH REBUILDS THE FIELD AND RECREATION COMPLEX WILL BE OPERATED BY STEELERS CHARITIES WITH THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS LOGO. IT’S EXPECTED TO HOST SOCCER GAMES, FOOTBALL CAMPS, CLINICS WITH STEELERS PLAYERS AND BE THE HOME OF THE HAZELWOOD COBRAS. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING. WE’VE BEEN HERE WHEN THERE WASN’T. WHEN THERE, WHEN THE STEEL MILL WAS HERE, WHEN THEY TOOK IT AWAY AND IT COLLAPSED. A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES. AND NOW TO SEE SOMETHING BUILT HERE TO BRING US BACK TOGETHER. IT’S AN AWESOME SITUATION. AND THE CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS, IT’S NOT EVEN ABOUT CENTRAL. IT’S ABOUT EVERYONE. IT’S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE’RE ALL GOING TO BE COMING TOGETHER AND IT’S GOING TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. THE MAYOR O’CONNOR SAYS THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT’S TO COME FOR HAZELWOOD. YOU KNOW, THE NEXT WAVE OF THAT WITH HOUSING COMING ON THE SITE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WELL. SO THIS IS REALLY ALLOWED THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO ACRES THAT THEY DIDN’T FOR SO LONG. COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, AND THEY’RE HOPING TO TAKE THIS FIRST DOMINO TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE HAZELWOOD COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE. BUT FOR NOW, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND HAZELWOOD CARLOS FLORES, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. CARLOS, THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE NFL DRAFT, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO EAT AND WHERE WILL YOU EAT? WELL, GOOD NEWS, EIGHT LOCAL VENDORS WERE CHOSEN BY THE NFL DRAFT TO BE A PART OF THE DRAFT WEEK EXPERIENCE. THEY INCLUDE PEAS, BERG, WAGON, BATTAGLIA, WOOD FIRED OVEN SECRETOS DE MIS ABUELOS. LIVE FRESH LIVE FRESH. EXCUSE ME. STREET FRIES. RENO’S CATERING. THE ROMAN BEAN AND PATTI’S PASTRIES. WE’RE PREPPING 10,000 SLICES. YOU KNOW, 5000 PEPPERONI ROLLS, 3500 SERVINGS OF PASTA SALAD. I THINK. 3000 MINI CANNOLI. SO WE’RE WE’RE PREPPING. WE ARE INCREDIBLY BLESSED AND EXCITED TO BE SELECTED AS A VENDOR. THIS IS SUCH A HUGE MOMENT FOR US, OUR TEAM, ALL OF US A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. WE’RE HAPPY, LITTLE BIT SCARED, EXCITED. JUST ABOUT EVERY FEELING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE. WE HAVE. WE GOT 2,800 POUNDS OF CHICKEN TENDERS, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, 1,000 POUNDS OF FRESH CUT POTATOES ALREADY JUST TRYING TO PREPARE. AND WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, PLUS ROAD CLOSURES AND OTHER PARKING INFORMATION ON WTAE.COM. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THAT ALONG WITH THE FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND SITE REFERENCE MAPS, WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT. THAT’S ALL AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN OUR SPECIAL DRAFT SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE. AFTERNOON IS OUR TIME. WE TURN NOW TO MORE NATIONAL HEADLINES. WITH THE CEASEFIRE EXTENDED BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN, NEW QUESTIONS ARE RISING TODAY ABOUT WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET BOTH SIDES TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, AS THE WAR IS AT RISK OF ESCALATING EVEN FURTHER. IRAN FIRING ON THREE SHIPS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ TODAY, THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS SAYING IT SEIZED TWO OF THEM. ABC’S CHRISTIANE CORDERO IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST TODAY. TENSION IS RISING AT SEA AS THREE SHIPS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WERE HIT BY IRANIAN GUNFIRE. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW TWO OF THE SHIPS NEAR EACH OTHER EARLY THIS MORNING, TRYING TO HEAD OUTBOUND. IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD SAYS IT SEIZED BOTH CONTAINER SHIPS, CLAIMING BOTH WERE ATTEMPTING TO SECRETLY EXIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. A THIRD CONTAINER SHIP WAS ATTACKED BUT NOT SEIZED, ACCORDING TO IRANIAN STATE MEDIA. IT COMES AS THE U.S. AND IRAN BOTH JOCKEYED FOR CONTROL OF THE STRAIT, WHICH HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY SHUT DOWN FOR WEEKS. PRESIDENT TRUMP INSISTS THE U.S. HAS A COMPLETE BLOCKADE IN PLACE, WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TRYING TO DISRUPT IRAN’S ECONOMY BY CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO ITS PORTS. THE BLOCKADE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. IRAN, MEANWHILE, SAYS IT HAS CONTROL, WARNING ANY SHIPS TRYING TO PASS THROUGH MUST COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. AT LEAST ONE VESSEL OVER THE WEEKEND SAID IT TRIED TO DO JUST THAT, BUT THEN WAS FIRED UPON, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS AND A WITNESS WHO REVIEWED THIS AUDIO OBTAINED BY ABC NEWS. THE NAVY. THIS IS YOU GIVE ME CLEARANCE TO GO. MY NAME SECOND ON YOUR LIST. YOU GAVE ME CLEARANCE TO GO. YOU ARE FIRING. NOW LET ME TURN BACK AS MOVEMENT IN THE STREET SHOWS NO SIGNS OF PROGRESSING. NEITHER DO NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND TEHRAN. VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE WAS EXPECTED TO LEAVE FOR PAKISTAN YESTERDAY TO MEET WITH MEDIATORS. TRUMP REPEATEDLY INSISTED BOMBS WOULD START FALLING AGAIN IF IRAN DIDN’T COME TO THE TABLE. INSTEAD, HE AGREED TO EXTEND THE EXISTING CEASEFIRE INDEFINITELY, A NEW REUTERS IPSOS POLL SHOWS. ONLY 26% OF AMERICANS SAY U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN IRAN HAS BEEN WORTH THE COST, AS THIS WAR NOW APPROACHES ITS NINTH WEEK. CHRISTIANE CORDERO, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. CLOSER TO HOME, A HUGE GAME AHEAD TONIGHT FOR THE PENGUINS. GAME THREE IN THE FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF SERIES WITH THE FLIERS. NOW HEADS TO PHILLY. YOU KNOW IT’S A LONG SERIES. GAMES ARE NOT WON IN THE FIRST MINUTE OR. THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. SO WE JUST HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED AND AND AND REALIZE THAT THAT WE’RE STILL IN IT. PENS ARE DOWN. OH. AND TWO AND NEED TO WIN AT LEAST ONE OF THE NEXT TWO TO BRING THE SERIES BACK HERE TO
Multiple fire officials were on the scene after a home caught fire in Jefferson Hills on Wednesday afternoon. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were on the scene in the 400 block of Spaniel Lane around 2 p.m. Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, flew over the scene where a part of the home could be seen with significant damage. It is unclear if any injuries have been reported. This is a developing story. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. —
Multiple fire officials were on the scene after a home caught fire in Jefferson Hills on Wednesday afternoon.
Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were on the scene in the 400 block of Spaniel Lane around 2 p.m.
Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, flew over the scene where a part of the home could be seen with significant damage.
It is unclear if any injuries have been reported.
This is a developing story.
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