By Associated Press - Sunday, April 9, 2017

HARWICK, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a fire in a Pittsburgh-area home has left one person dead.

Allegheny County emergency officials said the blaze in Springdale Township was reported shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday.

Fire and police units were sent, and police reported one male pulled from the scene requiring emergency medical treatment. A second person was unaccounted for.



Arriving fire crews reported the house fully engulfed in flames. One person was later found dead inside the house. Further details about the victim weren’t immediately available.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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