Out of the ashes: Unity fitness center clients help owner recover from devastating fire

Framed by rags used to clean sooty exercise equipment, volunteers and members of My Fitness Kitchen move boxes from the gym Friday. The gym and other businesses in the Latrobe 30 Shoppes in Unity were heavily damaged in a blaze earlier this week. My Fitness Kitchen is moving to a temporary location in a section of the strip mall not affected by the fire.

My Fitness Kitchen members Mary Smetak (back) and Cindy Tryom help clean the soot from gym items Friday. The gym and other businesses in the Latrobe 30 Shoppes in Unity were heavily damaged in a blaze earlier this week. My Fitness Kitchen is moving to a temporary location in a section of the strip mall not affected by the fire.

My Fitness Kitchen personal trainers Julia Lang (left) and Chris Hibbs set up the gym’s temporary space Friday, April 26, 2024. The gym and other businesses in the Latrobe 30 Shoppes in Unity were heavily damaged in a fire earlier this week. My Fitness Kitchen’s temporary location is in a section of the strip mall not affected by the fire.

Volunteers and members of My Fitness Kitchen load exercise equipment from the gym Friday. The gym and other businesses in the Latrobe 30 Shoppes in Unity were heavily damaged in a blaze earlier this week. My Fitness Kitchen is moving to a temporary location in a different section of the strip mall not affected by the fire. The equipment that couldn’t fit in the smaller space was moved to storage.