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Two Firemen Die In Monroeville Blaze Shock
Two volunteer firefighters Edward Palenchak and William Merevitch were killed when a construction shack blew up as they fought a blaze in Monroeville near Pittsburgh. Several bystanders were injured including a 10 year old girl, with responders and morgue notes detailing the tragedy. The incident followed a crowd observing the fire at a Frank Rizzi Construction Co storage building as the blast damaged nearby homes. Separately Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp announced reduced operations at its South Side Works due to a sick call incentive pay dispute affecting about 600 workers prior to planned plant-wide reductions.
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Monroeville
UPI
Eileen Walker
Edward Palenchak
William Merevitch
Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 4
Frank Rizzi
Palenchak
Merevitch
Nora Sender
Columbia Hospital
Clifford Bittner
McKeesport Hospital
Gerald
Carlson
Penn Hills
Jean Lemieux
Anthony Gateno
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
South Side