Crime & Safety

Family Escapes Unharmed in Early Morning Evans City Fire

The May Lane home is heavily damaged in the blaze.

A mother and her daughter are unharmed after a fire at their home on May Lane in Evans City early Wednesday morning.

The home caught fire just after midnight, according to Evans City Fire Chief Mark Adomaitis

Stacy Norris, who rents the home with her mother, said she was asleep when her mom, Sue Norris, saw sparks coming from behind a computer in the home’s office. 

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After her mother woke her, Norris said she grabbed the family dog and got out of the house. Norris said she hoped to go back inside the house to grab personal items, but the flames already were too heavy.

"We couldn't get back in," she said.

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The home was heavily damaged in the blaze. Adomaitis said the cause of the fire is still undetermined.

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