Fire destroys West Deer home

WEST DEER, Pa. — A house in West Deer was destroyed in an early morning fire.

An Allegheny County 911 official tells Channel 11 that firefighters were called to a home on Highland Drive in West Deer after 7:15 a.m. Monday.

Our crew on scene wasn’t able to get close to the home, but from a distance could only see charred remains of a structure.

The 911 official says no one was hurt in the fire. Multiple fire departments responded to put out the flames.

Channel 11 spoke with the son of the woman who lived in the house, who said the ashes of their loved ones, along with flags honoring the military service of veterans in their family, were all lost in this fire. Thankfully, his mother was able to get out safely.

“I looked around the corner and just saw the rear right of the house starting to go up, and it went from there,” said Mark Yeasted, who lives next door. “[It’s] very sad. She’s a hard worker; she’s been working for a lot of years.”

West Deer #2 Fire Chief Anthony Creaturo said crews dealt with two major water issues, one of which was a dead hydrant. Firefighters were able to resuscitate a family pet.

“We were able to administer oxygen to the cat, warm it with some blankets to revive it, and it seemed pretty good and we were able to you reunite it,” Creaturo said.

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