One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a significant fire broke out this morning in Butler’s South Side neighborhood.
The called came into Butler County 911 Center just before 9:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Center Avenue, which is near St. Michael’s Church. The initial call said one person was entrapped on the second floor.
Crews arrived on scene and found a heavy fire, with smoke billowing from the house. It was soon escalated to a two-alarm blaze.
Firefighters made it into the room, where they found a woman who was reportedly unresponsive. She was taken out of the home around 9:40 a.m. and rushed to Butler Memorial Hospital. The woman was then flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center.
Her current condition is not known.
Traffic restrictions still remain on Butler’s South Side neighborhood, impacting Center, Ziegler, and Glenn Avenues. Drivers should avoid the area.
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