Lawrence County man, 90, found dead after house fire

January 4, 2011 at 8:48a.m.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in western Pennsylvania say an elderly man was found dead after a fire in his home.

Fire officials in Lawrence County say crews found the body after responding to the 5 p.m. Monday blaze in the Union Township home.

Deputy Coroner Al DeCarbo said that an autopsy on the body of 90-year-old Nicholas Berbenczy would be done Tuesday at a Beaver hospital.

A state police marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.