A fire was intentionally set early yesterday in a McKeesport building that houses the offices of District Judge Eugene F. Riazzi Jr. on O'Neill Boulevard.

A small fire resulted, but firefighters extinguished it within 30 minutes before it could spread to residential apartments on the second and third floors of the building, emergency dispatchers said.

No injuries were reported, and damage estimates were not immediately available.

The Allegheny County fire marshal is investigating with McKeesport police.

"I wasn't in any danger," Judge Riazzi said at the scene. "But," he said, "It was unsettling because people live in this building."

A resident who had been emptying her trash called police after she noticed smoke coming from the broken window, the judge said.

The district judge, who is a former police captain in McKeesport and who worked as a deputy sheriff in Allegheny County, said the fire caused minimal damage.

Judge Riazzi reopened the office yesterday aftrernoon, but 52 cases involving summary violations had to be postponed, he said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact McKeesport police at 412-675-5050.

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