By Associated Press - Saturday, January 25, 2014

LEECHBURG, Pa. (AP) - Officials say an elderly southwestern Pennsylvania man is dead following an early morning house fire.

The Westmoreland County coroner’s office says 70-year-old Dennis Zidek was found dead at his home in Allegheny Township around 4:30 a.m. Saturday.

Cause and manner of death will be released following an autopsy and fire investigation.



The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Zidek’s wife was hospitalized with burns.

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