Allegheny County PA Archives-  News: Sturgeon Fire Oct 1916

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McDonald PA Outlook, 14 Oct 1916

Fire of unknown origin Wednesday evening destroyed a house in Sturgeon owned 
by John GEORGE and in which two men lived by themselves. The loss will 
amount to $1,500. A house next door owned by Mrs. BERNARD of Noblestown was 
damaged to the extent of about $200.
 
The two men who lived in the building smelled smoke, and on 
going outside to investigate found the dwelling afire. The alarm was 
spread, but volunteer fire fighters could do nothing to save the dwelling 
and turned their attention to saving houses next to it. The GEORGE house 
was a frame two-story structure. Most of the furniture was saved.
 
A keg of powder in the house exploded during the progress of the 
blaze and blew out one end of the building, but hurt no one.