Authorities investigating fatal Cincinnati fire as arson

June 21, 2019 at 8:05p.m.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say they suspect arson as the cause of a house fire in Cincinnati in which a woman was fatally injured.

Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil says 81-year-old Donnia Barnes died Thursday at University Hospital after sustaining serious injuries in the Monday blaze in the Silverton area.

The criminal investigative section of Neil’s office, the Deer Park/Silverton Fire Department and the Hamilton County Arson Task Force are investigating.