Amagosa athi emva kokuba umlilo uqhambuke ngoLwesine kusasa, indoda isiwe esibhedlele. Kubonakala ngathi umlilo ububandakanya iziqhushumbisi-mlilo endlwini kaMcGee Potter.
Ngaphambi kwentsimbi yesi-3 kusasa, abacimi-mlilo babizelwa ekhayeni labo eBank Street. Bakufika apho, kwaqhambuka umlilo omkhulu uvela kumgangatho wesibini.
Amagosa omlilo athi bekukho iziqhushumbisi-mlilo endlwini, kwaye abaphandi baphanda ukuba oku kusenokuba yimbangela yomlilo. Abamelwane baxele ukuba kuvakala isandi esikhulu xa umlilo uvutha.
Amagosa athi umntu omnye, omnye wabantu abadala abathathu kusapho, utshiswe kanobom waze wafa. Uthathwe wasiwa esibhedlele ukuze afumane unyango.
Abasebenzi bakwazile ukucima umlilo kwimizuzu engama-25, kodwa umonakalo omkhulu endlwini wawumkhulu. Umaleko wesibini wonakele, kwaye umaleko wokuqala wonakele ngamanzi nomsi.
Iifestile kumgangatho wesibini zivuthuze. Abantu abathathu bahlala apha. Igosa eliyintloko lomlilo lithe kukho umlilo omkhulu kumgangatho wesibini. Kukho amanzi kunye nomonakalo womsi kumgangatho wokuqala. I-Red Cross inceda abantu abahlala apha. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/8wkouuEdHQ
Umfazi otshisiweyo uColleen Murphy (uColleen Murphy) uthe babambe umboniso wemililo kwaye bazithenga ngokusemthethweni ezomililo. Ukholelwa ukuba ukuxhuma ifeni kuya kubangela ingxaki ethile yombane, eya kubangela ukuba iimililo zicime kwaye zibangele amalangatye.
“Ndivuke ndinomculo we-pop omninzi, umculo we-pop, ndaza ndabaleka. Bendingenakukwazi nokuwubona kwigumbi eliphezulu. Kwakukho umsi omninzi apho, kodwa bendikwazi ukubona ii-fireworks ziwela yonke indawo, ngaphandle kwefestile. Ndothukile ukuba awuzange ungene eluphahleni,” utshilo uMurphy.
Ngoku: Iqela leBomb Squad lisandula ukuqalisa iifireworks. Bazibeke ebaleni lendlu kaMcKeesport. Bukela @WPXI. Ingxelo yexesha langempela iyanyamalala ngoko nangoko. pic.twitter.com/4RCeq8Ms3I