Fundraising continues after Riley's Pour House fire in Carnegie
Riley's Pour House burned down Thursday, and even on Saturday, locals and business owners along East Main Street in Carnegie continued to stop by and look at the damage.
Pittsburgh's Action News 4 spoke with local business owners near Riley's, who said the fire has impacted the entire community.
"From the people going there to the people working there, it's really going to do a number on us business-wise," Jo Beth Barr, owner of Ooh La La Boutique, which resides across the street from Riley's, said.
"A lot of people might not come down or think of us, but I hope they think of us during the holiday season," she added.
Owner of Puhlman's Flower Shoppe Megan Ritter Griffin also weighed in on how the fire has impacted the community and local businesses near the restaurant as work continues to clear the damage.
"It's going to be tough because the road is going to be blocked for a while, but it's going to be OK," Griffin said. "I'm still going to be here, still going to be open and still going to be doing deliveries. Whatever anybody needs, they can always stop by."
After all the damage and as work continues to clear the debris, these business owners are still supporting Riley's employees.
Scarves are for sale at Ooh La La, with all proceeds going to employees, and a holiday farmers market on Sunday will be a time for the community to come together and begin the rebuilding process.
There are also fundraisers for those who lived in the building next door, which was damaged by the fire.
"Absolutely. We want Riley's back in this town," Max Lauffer, who plans to participate in the fundraisers with his friends, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4.
