1 dead following Washington County house fire

Patrick Varine | Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:24 a.m.

Joe Napsha | Tribune-Review

A Carroll Township man died of injuries suffered during a fire at his home early Thursday morning, according to emergency officials.

Firefighters were called to Van Voorhis Lane in Carroll, across the Monongahela River from Monessen, around 5:15 a.m. Thursday morning. Crews from Carroll Township, Bentleyville, Monongahela, New Eagle and Valley Inn battled the blaze, but 93-year-old John Yevcinez was pronounced dead at the scene, Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said.

Carroll police and the Pennsylvania State Fire Marshal are investigating.