1 found dead in basement after fire, 2 injured; cause sought
SALINA, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say fire claimed the life of one person and injured two others in a western Pennsylvania home. Officials in Westmoreland County said the blaze in Bell Township was reported just before 9:30 a.m. Monday. The coroner’s office said 52-year-old Frank Zanavich was found in the basement and pronounced dead at the scene. State police said two other people were taken to a Pittsburgh hospital. 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.