SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — UPDATE (7/29/23): The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office has identified the person who died following a house fire in Shaler Township Tuesday as Anthony Garland, 55.
UPDATE (7/26/23): Officials confirmed to Channel 11 that one person has died following a house fire in Shaler Township Tuesday night.
INITIAL COVERAGE:
Two men and a firefighter were hurt in a house fire in Shaler Township Tuesday night.
PHOTOS: Crews battle house fire in Shaler Township
First responders were called to the 1600 block of Burchfield Road just after 9 p.m.
Two men were removed from the home and taken to area hospitals in critical condition, according to Allegheny County police.
A firefighter was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
A viewer photo sent to Channel 11 shows flames at the intersection of Burchfield Road and Ponderosa Drive.
Our crew at the scene saw smoke filling the sky from a two-story house.
Homicide detectives and the Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
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