Coroner seeks information on couple killed in East Huntingdon house fire
Two people were killed in an East Huntingdon house fire Friday night, the Westmoreland County coroner said.
The fire was reported at 8:20 p.m. in a home on Espey Run Road. Coroner Tim Carson confirmed authorities are trying to find family members of Ernest Elmer Wright Sr., 87, and Nancy Wright (Hoover), 83, for next of kin notification.
Anyone with information is asked to call 724-830-3636.
When firefighters arrived at the scene Friday, the two-story home was fully engulfed and had partially collapsed, East Huntingdon fire Chief Brian Kite said.
“At that point, we went into defensive mode,” he said.
The home was destroyed. Firefighters extinguished two rekindles Saturday morning.
“It’s a total loss,” Kite said.
Autopsies are scheduled for Sunday. A state police fire marshal is investigating.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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