Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Ambridge, Pa.) Sukup Steel Structures on 14th Street in Ambridge was heavily damaged by a fire Saturday morning. Employees working noticed the fire and reported it, just before 5 a.m. according to Beaver County Emergency Services, which is next door to the plant.
Several streets surrounding the area had to be closed to allow firefighters from Beaver and Allegheny Counties to get their trucks in to assist in battling the blaze, a spokesperson from Beaver County EMS said the roof constructed of steel and wood partially collapsed . One Ambridge firefighter suffered a hand burn and was treated and released from a local hospital. The fire’s cause is under investigation.
