Fire forces evacuation of McKeesport high-rise

By Michael Richter

mrichter@yourmvi.com

Three people were injured in a fire at a housing authority high-rise in McKeesport Friday afternoon. Fire and emergency crews were called to the McKeesport Towers on Sixth Street shortly after 2:30 p.m. as flames spewed out of a seventh-floor apartment. 

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