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Mayor Commends VFD for June 26 Efforts
Chief says water pressure was not an issue in battling fatal blaze
By Tom Leturgey
The Tube City Almanac
July 04, 2025
Posted in: Duquesne News
Duquesne’s mayor commended the city’s volunteer fire department for its efforts to battle a blaze that claimed the life of a resident.
At this week’s council meeting, Duquesne Fire Chief Frank Cobb told city officials that volunteers arrived at the scene of the June 26 house fire within five to six minutes of the initial call, but the home was already completely engulfed by flame.
The blaze destroyed 138 and 136 North Third St., and one unidentified resident was killed in the blaze. Two other homes, at 130 and 140 North Third Street, received slight damage, according to Cobb.
Though more than a dozen fire companies from throughout the Mon-Yough area responded to the scene, no firefighters were injured during the incident. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Allegheny County fire marshal’s office.
Duquesne Mayor R. Scott Adams asked Cobb about the city’s water pressure, to which Cobb said was “phenomenal.” He used the same word to describe the efforts of firefighters to contain the blaze.
Adams commended the fire department on its work to keep fire damage controlled the best they could. “It was a job well done,” he said.
During his monthly report, Cobb said that the department responded to 40 calls in May and 38 in June. In May there was only one building fire that was contained. In June, firefighters responded to 38 calls, he said. One was a vehicle fire, and four house fires, including the June 26 fatal blaze.
Originally published July 04, 2025.
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