Charleroi House Fire Ruled Arson

September 3, 2024 2:56 am

Charleroi Fire Chief Bobby Whiten tells WJPA News that a house fire early Tuesday morning has been ruled arson.  Whiten says the fire broke out around three o’clock in an abandoned house in the one-thousand block of Oakland Avenue.  Whiten says the home has been abandoned for years.  Firefighters say they were able to keep the fire from spreading to other nearby homes.  Although the fire has been ruled as arson, investigators have not yet determined how the blaze started.  There were no injuries.  (Photo:  Courtesy of Charleroi Fire Department)