PITTSBURGH —
The massive fire that raged for hours at an apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood has finally been brought under control.
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Fire breaks out at apartment on Forward Avenue
Smoke first spotted around 8 a.m.
All occupants accounted
Building heavily damaged
Ramp from Forward Avenue to Parkway East westbound closed
Witnesses near the fire on Forward Avenue tell Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 they began to see smoke around 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Pittsburgh Public Information Officer Cara Cruz says the fire was reported as a second alarm but quickly grew to a third, then fourth alarm.
"(Crews) are still fighting this fire. It is obviously not under control," Cruz said earlier in the day. "As I said, it started on the third floor, but ther