Multiple crews were called to battle an overnight blaze at a business on Route 422 in Franklin Township.
The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 2:30 a.m. for a garage fire at J.R.’s Truck and Auto Sales, which is in the 900 block of New Castle Road (Route 422).
When crews got on scene they saw flames coming from the roof the building. They soon escalated it to a three-alarm fire.
Multiple fire departments were called in the battle the blaze, which also led a portion of Route 422 to be shut down.
Our news partners at WPXI say there were no fire hydrants nearby, which required multiple tankers to help fight the fire.
Crews remained on scene until 7 a.m. One firefighter also suffered minor injuries.
It’s not known how the fire started; the fire marshal is investigating.
