Back-to-Back Calls Keep Moon Township Firefighters Busy Thursday Night

Moon Township Volunteer Fire Department handled back-to-back fires Thursday night—one on Juniper Drive in the Mooncrest neighborhood and the other in the Serendipity apartment complex parking lot.

Moon Fire Chief John Scott said firefighters responded to a call at about 10 p.m. involving a structure fire with possible entrapment. When they arrived at the scene, police had already removed a man found on the floor of one of the units. He was taken to Ohio Valley Hospital and his condition is unknown.

Firefighters discovered the smoke in the unit was caused by a pot of food left on the gas stove, which filled the house with smoke, Scott said.

Then, about 10:30 p.m., Moon VFD received a call that a car was on fire on Serendipity Drive. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal's office was called to the scene because the fire was of suspicious origin, Scott said.

Accelerant-sniffing dogs were used to determine if an incendiary device had been used, Scott said. The incident is still under investigation.

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