Sarris Candies Damaged By Fire

About a dozen employees safely escaped a fire at 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.

With everyone out of the building safely, his concern turned to the upcoming Easter season.

“We’re gonna have a lot of catching up to do,” Wittik said.

But owner Bill Sarris, who was at the scene comforting employees, .

“There is some cleaning to do,” he said. “We’ll hopefully be back in business as soon as possible.”

Surprisingly, he expected the closure to be “days instead of weeks.” The trucks are out, he said, and deliveries are being made.

“The Easter Bunny is safe,” Sarris said.