By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 29, 2020

SALINA, Pa. (AP) - Fire claimed the life of one person and injured two others in a western Pennsylvania home, authorities said.

Officials in Westmoreland County said the blaze in Bell Township was reported just before 9:30 a.m. Monday.

Frank Zanavich, 52, was found in the basement and pronounced dead at the scene, the county coroner’s office said.



Two other people were taken to a Pittsburgh hospital, police said. Their conditions weren’t immediately available.

The cause and manner of death is pending final autopsy and toxicology results which will take several weeks.

A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.

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