A fire broke out Wednesday morning while demolition crews were working at the site of the former Century III Mall in West Mifflin.

The Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company said first responders were called to the area just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving reports of black some coming from the former mall property.

The fire department said when they arrived, firefighters found smoke coming from what remained of the structure that's in the process of being demolished.

Demolition crews were working to remove steel beams from the structure when roofing material caught on fire.

A fire broke out on Wednesday morning at the former Century III Mall while demolition crews were working to remove steel beams. Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company

The fire department said that crews

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