UNIONTOWN, Pa. \u2014 A fire tore through the former Sam\u2019s Restaurant in Uniontown and spread to a neighboring house containing apartments before firefighters were able to bring the flames under control.<\/p>\n
People were living in the neighboring house and were able to get out safely. The fire spread into the attic of the home.<\/p>\n
Uniontown Fire Chief Scott Conn said protecting the people living next door was firefighters\u2019 first priority.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst thing we always address life safety, got the people out of the exposure house,\u201d Conn said.<\/p>\n
Firefighters initially attacked the fire from inside the former restaurant, but conditions forced crews to change tactics.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, restaurants, there\u2019s a lot of wide-open floor space, so after about 10 minutes we pulled out and we went to an all-exterior attack,\u201d Conn said.<\/p>\n
The fire caused significant damage to the former restaurant. From the outside, portions of the roof could be seen collapsing into the building.<\/p>\n
Neighbors described seeing flames shooting from the building as the fire burned.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could see the flames shooting out from the back,\u201d neighbor Kristine Revay said.<\/p>\n
For longtime residents, the damage also marked a dramatic change to the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been here my whole life, and that place has been standing there for a very long time,\u201d neighbor Skila Sullivan said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of sad to see it like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. The Pennsylvania State Fire Marshal is investigating.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna happen when you go to bed one night and you think everyone\u2019s OK and you wake up the next morning and everything is gone,\u201d Revay said.<\/p>\n
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