Pa. man charged with burning down his house

MOOSIC, Pa. (AP) — State police say a man is in custody accused of setting his northeastern Pennsylvania house on fire and forcing neighbors to rescue his wife from the roof.

Police say 60-year-old Robert Makala was arrested today for reportedly setting his home on fire a few hours earlier in Moosic, near Scranton.

Investigators say the fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. and Makala made it out of the two-story house. His wife, Mary, was rescued from the porch roof by neighbors who set up a ladder. She was treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation and released.

Authorities say Makala faces charges including arson and reckless endangering.