A brick duplex under renovation in Sharpsburg went up in flames Sunday evening, causing half of the building to be demolished just before midnight. “We had to tear half of it down because the roof had collapsed to the basement,” said Mike Daniher, chief of Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services.
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A fire protection study by the state Governor’s Center for Local Government Services recommends fire departments from Sharpsburg, O’Hara, Blawnox and Aspinwall merge into a regional department. The study was prepared with input from officials in those communities. Its final report was released earlier this year. The study finds the
Aspinwall and Sharpsburg volunteer fire departments plan to merge into a new company to boost manpower and share resources. Officials from both companies said they are in the process of forming SAVES — Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services. Although merger talks have been going on for years, the driving force