TARENTUM, Pa. -- The mother of two children pulled from a burning home was charged Tuesday in connection with a blaze in Tarentum.

Terra Lynn is charged with causing or risking catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person, endangering the welfare of children and criminal mischief along with arson.

Lynn is currently in jail on $75,000 bond.

According to the criminal complaint, a woman who rents the basement of Lynn’s home in Tarentum, Candace Johnson, told investigators she spoke to Lynn after the fire broke out.

She said Lynn told her many things including, “I can’t live like this anymore,” “What have I done?” and “I don’t want to lose the kids.”

A fire marshal is still investigating the house fire that sent Lynn and her two children to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.

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Fire officials in Tarentum haven't identified the children, except to say the Lynn's children are an 11-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son.

Officials said the fire was reported at about 12:30 a.m. Monday at the Bakerstown Road home.

The first firefighter at the scene broke through the front door, saw fire coming from the stairwell and heard kids screaming in the hallway on the second floor.

"My assistant chief, along with Mike Duffy, first on the scene, rescued three people from the structure," said Summit Hose Fire Chief John Hudec.

Assistant fire chief Michael Remper was one of the first on scene and had no gear on as he charged into the burning home.

"I had a pair of windpants on and a Ben Roethlisberger jersey," said Remper. “When I gained entry to the house all I heard was kids screaming. I just thought in the back of my head what if those were my kids what would I do?"

All three victims were taken to West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh to be treated for smoke inhalation. Their conditions are not available.

Hudec said there were flames in the basement and the hallway of the second floor when they arrived at the scene.

A man who lives nearby was not injured but was forced to evacuate for the night, police said. His name has not been released.

Neighbor Raymond Pastorek said by the time he heard the commotion, it was too late.

"When I went outside, they already had the fire under control," said Pastorek. "Firemen were out with fire hoses."

The fire marshal would not say whether the fire was suspicious, but before he left the scene, he sealed the house with orange notices.

The families cannot return to their homes as investigations continued Monday evening.

Bakerstown Road was closed for a short time Monday morning, but is now reopened.