The owner of the Sarris Candies said he expects the store to be open within the month—or 'ASAP.'
Oversized stuffed animals wearing festive Valentine's Day bows sat atop shelves of boxed chocolates at Sarris Candies. A counter nearby is lined with chocolate bars. Stacks of chocolate-covered pretzels are arranged in another corner of the Canonsburg retail hot spot. But owner Bill Sarris held his hand out and beckoned to the whole lot of it, saying, "All of this—it has to go." And that's what workers were doing Monday at the store: Cleaning chandeliers and cleaning up after a fire erupted in the parlour portion of the building on Friday—and throwing away pounds and pounds of chocolate and other merchandise. A sign is posted on the door alerting customers that the store in still closed by order of the state fire marshal, and the smell of …
The owner of the iconic confectionery hopes to reopen as soon as Monday after fire ripped through the Canonsburg business.
It didn’t take long for word to spread in Canonsburg that the iconic Sarris Candies was burning. Not long after Lee Mox and about a dozen other coworkers escaped the Friday morning fire, he and others began getting text messages and phone calls asking if they knew what was happening at the confectionery. “I’ve probably got 20 text messages making sure we’re OK,” Mox said while standing in the employee parking lot with dozens of other workers who were just arriving to start their day. The workers could only stand around and watch as several fire departments battled the blaze that appeared to begin inside the attic of the building’s ice cream parlor section. Workers hoped to return to work Monday to move any undamaged goods to other sections…
About a dozen employees Sarris Candies escaped a fire unharmed Friday morning.
About a dozen employees safely escaped a fire at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg 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 showing. “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—mostly in the roof and attic. And one concern was the upcoming Easter season—candy is sold at several local stores including the Verona Giant Eagle, Rite Aid in Oakmont and Plum, Joanne's Hallmark in Plum and Shop 'n Save in…
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6:27 am on Saturday, February 4, 2012
Right On Mr.Sarris!! You are a winner! more ›