Pittsburgh Apprentices Rescue Seniors from Major Blaze

[Sherman A1]

Pittsburgh Local 5 members are being credited with saving dozens of local senior citizens from a fire that tore through a nursing home June 25.

Community College of Allegheny County instructor Tammy Miller was teaching a class of 24 IBEW members when some of the students spotted trouble at the senior living facility next door.

“We were on break and some of students were standing outside when they noticed smoke coming from the neighboring building,” Miller said. “I then said ‘oh my God, that’s a nursing home’ and they made off like a swarm of bees for the building.”

The fire had started on the roof, so no alarms or sprinklers were set off. Most of the residents were not even aware there was a fire.

http://www.ibew.org/articles/13daily/1306/130628_PAfire.htm

[MotherPetrie]

1. Great story! Had to look up IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers).

[Mc Mike]

2. Thanks for posting. I'm in IBEW #5, Pittsburgh.

Those apprentices are from the Clearfield County training facility, which is between Du Bois, State College, and Altoona. We have more than 2 dozen counties in Local 5.

[Sherman A1]

3. Hat's Off to Your Apprentices!

A great group of individuals!

[Omaha Steve]

4. Between our 2 posts

We got it covered!

[Mc Mike]

5. Our International's web site had this story

but the print edition must have been printed already, so it wasn't covered there.

I got an AFL e-mail today that had the story, but you tipped me to the news first. Thanks.