Elderly Woman Dies In Cecil Township House Fire

August 17, 2022 2:48 am

CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – An elderly woman was killed in a house fire Tuesday morning in Cecil Township. The 911 call for the fire at a home on Swihart Road in Cecil Township came in at 5:25 a.m. A fire chief said when crews arrived, two homes were on fire – one in the front and one in the back. The home in the back was the one that caught fire first, then spread to the home in the front. An elderly woman living in the home in the back, identified as 81-year-old Rose Churray, was found dead after the fire was put out. No one in the front home was injured. Five fire companies responded to the fire, and officials said there was a limited water supply in the area. The state fire marshal is working to determine what caused the fire. (Photo:  WPXI)