Authorities rule as accidental Easter Sunday house fire in Millcreek that killed woman
Judy Jackson died April 20 in a fire that broke out in her one-story modular home at 4458 S. Park Lane. An investigation into the fire's cause by Pennsylvania State Police fire marshals determined the fire originated in the kitchen-living room area of the home, and its cause was ruled as accidental due to careless cooking or smoking, Millcreek Township police reported June 2.
The fire was reported on the early afternoon of April 20. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Erie County Coroner's Office.
The fire caused extensive damage to the home and spread to a neighboring residence, causing significant damage to it, investigators reported. One firefighter suffered burns in fighting the fire and was treated at the scene.
Jackson was the fifth person to die in four house fires in Millcreek Township so far this year. Careless smoking was determined to be the cause in one fire that killed two occupants, while the causes of the other two house fires were ruled as undetermined, according to police.
Contact Tim Hahn at thahn@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Fatal house fire on Easter Sunday ruled accidental in Erie County PA
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