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Allegheny Township car fire snarls rush hour traffic

Patrick Varine
By Patrick Varine
1 Min Read • Nov. 1, 2024 | 1 year Ago
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Firefighters douse a car fire along Leechburg Road in Allegheny Township on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

A car fire backed up rush hour traffic Friday night in Allegheny Township.

Westmoreland County 911 officials said it was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Leechburg Road, between White Cloud and Shearsburg roads.

Markle Volunteer Fire Department crews responded and extinguished the fire. Traffic was rerouted for a time.

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Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.

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