City Of Pittsburgh (Summerhill), PA - On Saturday, May 05, 2007 at approximately 11:25 a.m. Allegheny 9-1-1 received several reports of a house fire at 3702 Colby Street, located in the Summerhill section of the City of Pittsburgh. The following units were dispatched on the initial assignment; 34 Engine, 35 Engine, 32 Engine, 34 Truck, 4021 (District Battalion Chief), 3 Engine (Go Team), MAC-2 (Mobile Cascade Unit), 4024 (Safety Chief), Rescue 1 and Medic Unit.

First arriving unit reported heavy smoke issuing from a two-story, 30' x 20' brick vacant residential structure.

Carter's Mansion conditions existed within the entire structure. Due to the interior conditions with the large amount of debris, crews had difficulty advancing attack lines into the structure and accessing the seat of the fire.

As initial crews were making an aggressive attack on the fire, support crews laddered the structure and ventilated the roof.

Crews had the bulk of the fire knocked down within 15 minutes. Command placed the fire under control at approximately 11:50 a.m. Crews remained on the scene for a period of time, performing extensive overhaul operations. City of Pittsburgh Arson Squad was called to the scene to investigate the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.