A massive fire broke out at an apartment building in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Tuesday.
The building on Forward Avenue, near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, went up in flames around 8:20 a.m. Photos show bright orange flames shooting from the building while thick smoke billows into the sky. It took firefighters more than four and a half hours to get the blaze under control.
No one was injured or killed, but Pittsburgh Public Safety said as many as 30 residents have been displaced.
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
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Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Pittsburgh Public Safety
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Melissa Rozier
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Tory Wegerski
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
KDKA-TV
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025. The fire happened right near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
KDKA-TV
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
KDKA Drone Team
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Tory Wegerski
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Tory Wegerski
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Tory Wegerski
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Tory Wegerski
Crews battled a massive four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Forward Avenue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2025.
Tory Wegerski
