Gulf Tower Evacuated Due To Possible Transformer Fire, Smoke Rises From Top Of Building

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Gulf Tower downtown was evacuated Wednesday morning after a basement fire caused smoke to pour from the top of the skyscraper around the Weather Beacon.
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say the possible transformer fire caused a power outage to half the building. The “active fire” was knocked down around 11:30 a.m. and smoke was being ventilated out of the building.
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