Key Highlights
- Firefighters hosed from ladders, steam rising fast in the sub-zero chill.
- The diner had locked doors minutes earlier, wrapping a normal day serving eggs and burgers to locals. Ruthie's opened in 1957, drawing generations for sticky buns and coffee chats.
- Families packed booths for decades; travelers grabbed pie on Pittsburgh-to-Johnstown runs.
- Owner posts online boast fresh pies daily, but flames likely charred that legacy hard.
- Westmoreland dispatch confirmed no hurts—staff gone, customers scattered.
