Fire tears through apartments above old store in Fayette County

SALTLICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Flames gutted apartments above a former general store in Fayette County Thursday morning, displacing residents.

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A fire was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. at the old Resh's General Store on Indian Head Road in Saltlick Township. The building now contains apartments and offices, officials said.

The fire burned for hours as smoke billowed from the building.

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Everyone made it out of the building safely.

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Saltlick Township Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Gales said renovations to the building through the years created dead spaces, allowing the fire to spread and making it difficult to put out.

Crews from more than 20 fire departments responded to help fight the blaze.

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“They’re just phenomenal, they really are, and they’ve helped a lot. They’ve even got us some of our things out before it got ruined,” Patty Miller, who lived in the building, said.

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