1 dead, 1 injured in Scottdale house fire
A 71-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon in a residential fire in Scottdale, authorities said.
Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson identified the victim as Thomas Zeller. A cause and manner of death have not been reported.
Firefighters and first responders were dispatched to a home at 918 Market St., where Zeller lived, about 4:50 p.m., authorities said. Initially, two people were reported to be trapped inside the home.
A woman, whom authorities did not name, was extricated from the fire, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said. The extent of her injuries was unknown.
Multiple neighbors and a passerby called 911 to report the fire, Carson said in a public information report. Firefighters from several departments responded.
Scottdale police, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office and a state police fire marshal are investigating, authorities said.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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