CATAWISSA, Pa. — A woman is dead after an early morning fire in Columbia County.
Crews were called to a home along the 300 block of North Third Street in Catawissa around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, they found heavy flames and smoke coming from the home.
Justin Whitehair and his wife, Stacey, who were asleep inside the home when the fire started, were awoken by smoke alarms. Both tried to extinguish the flames.
Justin made it out and was treated and released from the hospital for minor injuries sustained in the fire.
Stacey Whitehair never made it out of the home.
Officials say the fire started in the kitchen on the first floor of the home.
Multiple fire companies from neighboring communities helped borough firefighters battle the blaze for hours.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation in Columbia County.