PENN HILLS, Pa. — An elderly couple was found dead inside their Penn Hills home after it caught fire on Saturday.
Crews responded to the fire call in the 400 block of Beulah Road just before 10 a.m.
Authorities later identified the victims as Leslie and Marianne Frost. They were 96 and 95 years old, respectively.
The Penn Hills Fire Marshall ruled the fire as accidental starting in the kitchen. #WPXI pic.twitter.com/8AHxRVs0R3
— Aaron Saks (@PhotogAaron) October 13, 2018
The Penn Hills Fire Marshal said the fire started in the kitchen from cooking and was ruled accidental.
The couple died from smoke inhalation, according to officials.
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