Monessen Home Appearing To Be Held Up By Ratchet Straps Concerns Neighbors

MONESSEN, Pa. (KDKA) – When it comes to ancient ruins, there’s the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Rome has the Colosseum. And Monessen has a house that appears to be held up by ratchets.
Neighbors say the house on Ninth and Marguerite Avenue was gutted by a fire around December of last year.
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But what makes the burnt-out blight an eye-opener is the fact that over the roof, through the windows and all around, it appears to be held up by way of r