Woman Accused Of Setting Fire That Sent 6 To The Hospital Facing Charges

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) - A Friday fire sent a woman, her three children, and two police officers to the hospital now has a cause.

Terita Collins set the fire in a bathroom in a home on Valley Street in McKees Rocks, according to police.

When first responders arrived, they had to rescue Collins and a five-year-old.

Two of her other children, a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old, were able to escape safely by climbing onto a porch roof to escape the flames.

Two responding officers were treated for smoke inhalation.

Collins is being charged for setting the fire.