Melanie Wass | Tribune-Review
Fire crews respond to a fire at Sharpe Automotive on Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell on Sunday, July 25, 2021.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Sharpe Automotive owner Arthur “Artie” Grazier vowed Monday that he would reopen his Lower Burrell shop after repairing damage from a Sunday night blaze.
“Half of my customers showed up wishing me luck. Someone even brought me a pizza,” Grazier said late Monday morning. “This is a great community.”
The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 2700 block of Leechburg Road, near Chester Drive. Someone reported seeing smoke coming out of the eaves of the one-story building, said Brennan Sites, assistant chief of Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3.
Westmoreland Co police departments collect 1,700 pounds of prescription pills for incineration triblive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triblive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Multiple fire departments were battling a fire at a Lower Burrell auto body shop late Sunday.
Initial reports for a fire at Sharpe Automotive near the intersection of Leechburg Road and Chester Drive came in about 11 p.m. Units from Lower Burrell as well as Upper Burrell, New Kensington, Arnold, Plum, Leechburg, Gilpin, Vandergrift, Tarentum and Allegheny Township responded. Murrysville Medic also responded.
Smoke was rising from the building, and firefighters could be seen on the roof.
Crews cleared the scene overnight. Nobody was transported from the fire, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher.
Support Local Journalism and help us continue covering the stories that matter to you and your community.
Lower Burrell man accused of stealing guns twice and items from Woodpeckers bar triblive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triblive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Karen Snair, executive director of Allegheny Valley Association of Churches in Harrison, carries donated items to a vehicle outside the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber offices in Harrison on Friday, June 11, 2021. Women of Alle Kiski Engaging, a volunteer group and division of the chamber, collected the donations for the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches to distribute to families in need.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Donations for Allegheny Valley Association of Churches to benefit families in need sit on a table inside the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber offices in Harrison on Friday, June 11, 2021. Volunteer group Women of Alle Kiski Engaging, a division of the chamber, collected the donations.