Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Castle Shannon House Fire: 19-Year-Old Woman Killed, Man Arrested
Imagine a house caught on fire.
Sadly, a 19-year-old girl died in the fire, and another person is badly hurt.
The police think someone set the fire on purpose, which is called arson.
They caught a man who knew the two women.
The fire started around 10 am on Sunday.
Firefighters came to help but one got hurt too.
Now, the police are trying to figure out why this happened, looking at what happened before the fire.
They are also asking for help from anyone who knows anything about it.
A 19-year-old woman died in a house fire in Castle Shannon, PA.
Another woman was critically injured and taken to a local hospital.
The fire is being investigated as arson by the Allegheny County Police.
A man known to the victims is in custody in connection to the fire.
A firefighter was injured due to smoke inhalation.
- Who
- A 19-year-old woman who died, another woman critically injured, a man in custody, and a firefighter injured.
- What
- A house fire that killed one woman and critically injured another is being investigated as arson.
- When
- Sunday morning, around 10 a.m.
- Where
- 800 block of Corbett Drive in Castle Shannon, PA.
- Why
- The motive is under investigation; however, police confirmed the attack was targeted and not random.
- Victims
- One 19-year-old woman deceased, another in critical condition
- Location
- 800 block of Corbett Drive, Castle Shannon, PA
- Incident Type
- House fire investigated as arson
- Suspect
- Man in custody, known to the victims
- Investigating Agency
- Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit
- Firefighter Injury
- One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation