Candle cited as cause in fatal Pennsylvania fire
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MCKEESPORT (AP) – Authorities in Western Pennsylvania said a fire that killed an elderly man and injured the victim’s son and a firefighter was probably started by a candle.
The blaze was reported at about 11:15 p.m. Thursday at a home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Versailles.
Firefighters from the volunteer fire department found the body of 70-year-old Arthur Periz while searching the residence.
Fire chief Dave Obley said a firefighter injured his elbow when he tripped over a hose, and Periz’s son was taken to UPMC for treatment of burns.
County spokeswoman Amie Downs told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the fire began in a second-floor bathroom, and “all indications are pointing to a candle fire.”