Donora Woman Dies In High-Rise Fire

July 23, 2019 3:58 am

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire Monday morning in Donora that left an elderly woman dead.  Authorities say the blaze broke out around eight o’clock, in an apartment on the fifth floor of the Donora Towers, a high-rise at 685 Meldon Avenue.  Emergency responders say 92-year-old Lenora Brownlee, who lived in the apartment, was taken to Mon Valley Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.  Authorities say the fire was essentially limited to the chair in which Brownlee was sitting at the time.  Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says the cause and manner of Brownlee’s death is under investigation.  Residents were evacuated from the building for a short time.  (Photo:  WPXI)