Fire damages apartment building

Fire damages apartment building

greenville, pa.

A fire did $400,000 damage to an apartment building on Main Street. The fire broke out at 10:20 p.m. Sunday, the Greenville Fire Department reported. A firefighter cut his hand on broken glass. There were no other injuries, the department said. Five of the eight apartments in the building were occupied.

The fire started in the bathroom ceiling of a third-floor apartment, where a ceiling fan was located, the department said. The roof was heavily damaged, and both third-floor apartments were significantly damaged.

The second-floor apartments had minor water damage. The basement and first-floor apartments can be re-occupied, the department said.

A state-police fire marshal is investigating. Firefighters from Hempfield, West Salem, Jamestown and the East End fire departments also assisted.

Police search for suspect in robbery

Austintown

Township police are looking for a suspect in a Monday morning robbery at a local check-cashing business.

Police Chief Bob Gavalier said at about 10:30 a.m. a white man in his 30s entered Check Into Cash at Mahoning and Evans avenues and demanded money.

Gavalier said the man had a black handgun and was wearing sunglasses and a white bandanna over his face. He got away with an undetermined amount of money.

The chief said they are trying to determine if the robbery is connected to a Saturday afternoon robbery at the Check Into Cash store on U.S. Route 224 in Boardman.

The suspect in that incident, who got away with nearly $2,000, also was a white male carrying a black handgun, according to a Boardman police report.