News Nearby: Sarris Candies Owner Optimistic Despite Fire Damage at Canonsburg Store
About a dozen employees escaped the fire unharmed Friday morning.
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Fire damaged the Sarris Candies store in Canonsburg this morning, but the owner is optimistic that the damage will be repaired soon.
“There is some cleaning to do,” owner Bill Sarris said. “We’ll hopefully be back in business as soon as possible.”
Trucks are out, he said, and deliveries are being made. He said he expects to be back in business in “days instead of weeks.”
The candies are sold in a number of stores in Pine and Richland townships. (See list below.) Also, the candies are sold by local nonprofits in their fundraising efforts.
One concern is for the upcoming Easter season.
“The Easter Bunny is safe,” Sarris added.
About a dozen employees escaped unharmed from the fire early Friday morning.
Kevin Wittik, who works in the shipping department, said he arrived at the Canonsburg store around 6:30 a.m., when smoke first started to appear.
“I got in and got everyone out,” he said. “Smoke was just starting to be visible, but then it got pretty intense.”
Wittik and fellow employees gathered in the parking lot as fire crews worked to contain the fire, which appeared to start in the ice-cream-parlor side of the building — primarily in the roof and attic.
Stores in the Pine-Richland area that carry Sarris Candies include:
In Pine: Market District and Sarah's Hallmark in the Village at Pine; 7-Eleven on Bakerstown Road; BP, Rite Aid and CVS on Perry Highway.
In Richland: Shop 'n Save in Richland Mall, Giant Eagle in Northtowne Square, and Rite Aid on Ewalt Road.
Pine-Richland Patch Editor Cindy Cusic Micco also contributed to this article.
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Sarris Candies
511 Adams Ave, Canonsburg, PA -
Market District
155 Towne Centre Dr, Wexford, PA -
Sarah's Hallmark Cards & Gifts
2000 Village Run Rd, Wexford, PA -
BP Oil Company
10594 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA -
CVS Pharmacy
11240 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA -
Shop 'n Save
Richland Mall, Gibsonia, PA
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Giant Eagle
5600 William Flynn Hwy, Gibsonia, PA -
Rite Aid
4155 Ewalt Rd, Gibsonia, PA -
7-Eleven
5045 Bakerstown Rd, Gibsonia, PA -
Rite Aid
10554 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA
