In the featured photo, firefighters can be seen battling the fully engulfed building.
Story and photo/video by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh, published October 23, 2021 at 5:08 A.M. Updated 9:29 A.M. October 24, 2021.
(New Brighton, PA) A structure fire broke out around 4:30 A.M. Saturday morning in New Brighton. The fire occurred on the 1400 block of Penn Avenue at the location of Meehan’s Self Storage. Flames could be seen coming from one fully engulfed garage type building, storage units attached to the structure were affected as well. Additionally, a neighboring shed and trees along the building caught fire. New Brighton, Beaver Falls, and Rochester fire departments were dispatched to the scene, along with multiple other departments responding as well. Firefighters appeared to be getting the blaze under control by around 5 AM, and remained on scene for hours after. Beaver Falls Fire Department reported that several other nearby buildings that were exposed to the fire sustained heat damage and water was immediately placed on those buildings to prevent further damage. We have not yet learned the cause of the fire. You can see video of the fire here:
Aftermath photos submitted by Ray Harris, a renter of storage units at the facility: