THE LATEST |

Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — Somerset County coroner Cullen Swank has named the victim of Sunday's fatal house fire in Central City.

The coroner's office identified the 79-year-old victim as Lawrence Bumbera.

Officials say his cause of death is pending and will likely not be released for several weeks.

2nd UPDATE |

State police in Somerset County have partially identified the victim of Sunday morning's fatal house fire in Central City.

Authorities say the 79-year-old man was found dead inside the residence and his name is being withheld at this time, pending notification of next-of-kin.

Investigators say several area departments were dispatched to the home, located along Broad Ave., just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

Troopers say two other occupants were able to escape the residence and were treated at Conemaugh Hospital for undisclosed injuries.

Police say the coroner's office, along with state police, are continuing to investigate the cause of the blaze.

Officials say there were no signs of foul play.

Authorities noted that two dogs were also killed in the fire.

UPDATE |

More details have been released regarding Sunday morning's house fire in Central City.

According to Central City Fire Department chief Dale Russian, the original call was about three people trapped inside of a home.

Russian said that, by the time crews arrived on scene, two people had escaped the home.

He also stated that crews couldn't locate the third person until after fire was put out because of “the sheer volume of the fire”, and that they were found lying on the ground on the first floor.

He said that the operation was made more difficult due to weather conditions and that water was starting to turn to ice as it was going through the hose.

Russian stated that no firefighters were injured but two dogs had also died in the blaze.

ORIGINAL |

Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire on the 700 block of Broad Avenue in Central City early Sunday morning, officials said.

According to emergency officials, the call came in just before 12:30 a.m.

While details are limited at this time, officials confirmed there were two patients taken to Conemaugh Hospital and that there was at least one fatality.

Officials also said that fire departments from Central City, Stoystown, Shanksville, Hooversville and Scalp Level-Paint assisted on the scene as well as EMS from Somerset, Windber and Conemaugh Township.

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