Good afternoon:

Today at approximately 9:30am our department was dispatched to 3310 Brownsville Road for an apartment fire.  Upon arrival, this fire and smoke had spread through the building which houses approximately 60 people.  We received reports that multiple people were trapped inside their apartments.  These tenants were of various ages however there were multiple young children inside including an infant.  Approximately 8 people including 3 firemen were transported to various hospitals.   At this time there were no fatalities. 

We would like to thank all of the police, fire, and EMS units who responded and provided assistance.  Their professionalism and team work without question saved lives today. 

We also want to specifically recognize the following officers for evacuating many of the people before the fire department arrived:

Brentwood Police: Sgt. John Skrip and Officer Christian Heynes

Baldwin Borough Police: Sgt. Michael Falcione, Officer Matthew Collier, and Officer Luke Sedar

Whitehall Police:  Officer James Lostetter

Jefferson Hills:  Officer Austin Albright

Lastly, we also want to recognize the Mt. Oliver VFD and its members for rescuing multiple people who were trapped on the top floor of the building.

Thank you.