Sunday turned into an active day for Indiana County’s first responders.
The day started at 1:07 AM with a miscellaneous call on West Philadelphia Street Extension in East Wheatfield Township. Armagh Firefighters were called out to help EMTs on the scene. A minute later, Saltsburg and Tunnelton firefighters were sent to Clark Street in Conemaugh Township for a tree fire.
The first of two vehicle crashes on the day was reported at 1:47 AM on McIntyre Road in Young Township. State Police, Coal Run and Iselin firefighters and Murrysville EMS were sent to the scene. The other crash was at 10:01 AM on Tower Hill Road in Pine Township. Crews from the Pine Township and Nicktown fire departments, state police and Citizen’s Ambulance were on the scene. For that crash, Pine Township also set up a landing zone for a medical helicopter.
Indiana County 911 also reported a structure fire on Linda Lane in White Township. Indiana, Homer City, Creekside and Coral-Graceton fire departments were joined by the county EMA team and Citizen’s Ambulance. Indiana Fire Association officials said that smoke came out of an oven in a cooking incident, but the cook closed the oven quickly and turned off the heat to prevent the fire from spreading. No damage or injuries were reported.
