Two Injured In Charleroi House Fire

January 17, 2023 6:46 am

Authorities in Charleroi say a fire at a home at 713 McKean Avenue early Tuesday morning was accidental.  Charleroi Fire Chief Bobby Whiten tells WJPA News that the blaze broke out just before four o’clock and started in a first floor electrical outlet.  Whiten says a man and woman who lived in the home were injured.  He says the woman suffered second degree burns to her hands while the man suffered smoke inhalation.  Both were taken to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital for treatment.  Whiten says multiple fire departments assisted with the blaze and they were able to contain the fire to the home and prevent it from spreading to a house next door which was separated by only about five feet.