Pa. fire station closed over cracks in walls

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

LOWBER, Pa. — A Sewickley Township fire station that serves a 7-square-mile area is closed after engineers deemed the building unsafe because of stress cracks found in multiple walls.

Lowber fire Chief Brian Nicholls said a piece of concrete fell from the ceiling of a basement office, hitting a firefighter Thursday night. Nicholls said the station was out of service for about 8 hours late Thursday into Friday. He said early reports that the station partially collapsed were wrong.

Nicholls said the company is responding to calls, and equipment is being housed in private facilities near the village. He said officials are working to find a temporary station while they await a determination on the building, which was constructed in the 1940s.

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