Izikhulu zithi ngemuva kokuqubuka komlilo ngoLwesine ekuseni, indoda yayiswa esibhedlela. Kubonakala sengathi umlilo wawuhilela iziqhumane endlini kaMcGee Potter.
Ngaphambi kuka-3 ekuseni, abacishi bomlilo babizelwa ekhaya labo eBank Street. Lapho befika lapho, kwaqubuka umlilo ovuthayo usuka esitezi sesibili.
Izikhulu zomlilo zithi bekukhona iziqhumane endlini, futhi abaphenyi bayaphenya ukuthi lokhu kungaba yimbangela yomlilo. Omakhelwane babike ukuthi kuzwakale umsindo wokuqhuma ngesikhathi umlilo uvutha.
Izikhulu zithi umuntu oyedwa, omunye wabantu abadala abathathu emndenini, ushiswe kakhulu waze washona. Uyiswe esibhedlela ukuze ayokwelashwa.
Izisebenzi zakwazi ukucima umlilo cishe ngemizuzu engama-25, kodwa umonakalo endlini wawumkhulu kakhulu. Ungqimba lwesibili lwabhujiswa, kanti ungqimba lokuqala lonakaliswe ngamanzi nentuthu.
Amafasitela esitezi sesibili aphephuke umoya. Abantu abathathu bahlala lapha. Isikhulu somlilo sithe kube nomlilo omkhulu esitezi sesibili. Kukhona umonakalo wamanzi kanye nentuthu esitezi sokuqala. I-Red Cross isiza abantu abahlala lapha. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/8wkouuEdHQ
Unkosikazi oshile uColleen Murphy (uColleen Murphy) uthe babambe umbukiso weziqhumane futhi bazithenga ngokusemthethweni lezi ziqhumane. Ukholelwa ukuthi ukuxhuma ifeni kuzodala uhlobo oluthile lwenkinga kagesi, okuzobangela ukuthi iziqhumane zicime futhi zibangele amalangabi.
“Ngavuka nomculo we-pop omningi, umculo we-pop, ngabe sengibaleka. Angikwazanga ngisho nokuwubona ophahleni. Kwakukhona umusi omningi lapho, kodwa ngangibona iziqhumane ziwa yonke indawo, ngaphandle kwefasitela. Ngamangala ukuthi awuzange udlule ophahleni,” kusho uMurphy.
Manje: Iqembu lamaBomb Squad lisanda kuqala iziqhumane. Bazibeke otshanini bendlu kaMcKeesport. Bukela u-@WPXI. Umbiko wesikhathi sangempela uyanyamalala ngokushesha. pic.twitter.com/4RCeq8Ms3I