Power Line Falls on Pa. Firefighter's Ladder

A firefighter escaped injury when a power line fell on his ladder at the scene of a large fire in Verona this morning. Joe McMeekin, assistant chief of Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department #225, was pouring water into the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 250 on East Railroad Avenue when he heard a wire arcing. "It was the 'bzzt, bzzt' ," McMeekin said. "It fell right above my head. I didn't want to look. I just started making my way down the ladder."