Uniontown police probe vehicle explosion
?Uniontown police said they are investigating after a vehicle owned by Lemont Furnace man apparently exploded while it was parked in the city early Wednesday.
Officer Jonathan Grabiak said the incident occurred at 2:13?a.m. when Fayette County 911 dispatched officers to Pershing Court for a report of a vehicle fire.
Grabiak said as he and other officers left the police station on Penn Street they could hear multiple explosions coming from the Pershing Court area, which is more than a half-mile away.
When police arrived, Grabiak said they spotted a vehicle engulfed in flames on Liberty Street.
Grabiak also noted that parts of the vehicle were strewn all the road and that the roof of the vehicle was found about 250 feet from the car, and glass from the vehicle was found littered on an adjacent street.
He said city firefighters were able to extinguish the fire. Grabiak said that firefighters confirmed police suspicions that some type of explosive device was likely used to start the fire and destroy the vehicle.
Grabiak said he was able to determine the owner of the vehicle and was informed by the owner that his daughter had loaned the vehicle to an unidentified man in exchange for drugs.
The owner’s identity and the identity of his daughter were not released as police continue to investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-430-2929.