Woman Found Dead After Fire In Aleppo Township
ALEPPO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- Crews used a backhoe to dig through what was left of a house destroyed by fire.
In the basement, they found the body of an elderly woman who had become trapped inside.
She has now been identified by officials as 81-year-old Frances Hoston.
Firefighters believe the fire began in the basement of the home on Ferndale Avenue in Aleppo.
The woman's husband had been trying to put it out with a garden hose.
When firefighters got there - they found him severely burned. He told them his wife was upstairs.
"It's not a way that you would want somebody to pass on, but we are a family of strong believers, and we believe she is with the Lord," Leslie Davis, a family member, said.
The husband remains in the hospital with severe burns.
The fire marshal is investigating.
Stay with KDKA for the latest developments.
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