Overview
- Dispatchers received calls shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday about a house fire on the 800 block of Corbett Drive in Castle Shannon.
- First responders found a 19-year-old woman who was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have not released her identity.
- Detectives say the fire was intentionally set by a man known to the victims, and police have detained him without naming him or discussing a motive.
- A second woman was rescued and taken to a hospital, with local outlets describing her condition as serious to critical.
- A firefighter was treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation as the Allegheny County Police homicide unit took over the investigation.