Around the Rivers: Bill Sarris Says 'The Easter Bunny is Safe' After Candy Factory 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.

And one concern was the upcoming Easter season.

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

Owner Bill Sarris, though, was optimistic.

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

As for when, Sarris said he expected it to be “days instead of weeks.”

Trucks are out, he said, and deliveries are being made.

“The Easter Bunny is safe,” Sarris said.