Update: James F. Kelley, Northumberland County Coroner, has released the name of the victim from this morning’s fire in Shamokin. She is Patricia Schminkey, age 75, of 130 East Dewart Street, Shamokin. According to the Coroner’s Officer, Toxicology Testing revealed Mrs. Schminkey died as a result of “carbon monoxide toxicity”.
SHAMOKIN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV): One person died in a fire in a Shamokin apartment building Tuesday morning.
First responders arrived to the building on the 100 block of E. Dewart Street just after 6:30am. Smoke could be seen coming from the roof.
Authorities on-scene tell Eyewitness News an elderly woman was found dead inside the building.
Seven people lived in the building, including two children. The Red Cross is assisting those displaced, although the building is not a total loss.
Eyewitness News has a crew on-scene, and will continue to update this story as more details come in.
