Fatal Pa. motel fire probed as possible arson
BENSALEM (AP) – Authorities say an early morning fire at a suburban Philadelphia motel that killed one person may have been deliberately set.
Fire units in Bucks County were called to the blaze at the Lincoln Motel in Bensalem at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Fire crews reported thick black smoke coming from two rooms. The blaze was declared under control in about a half-hour.
Police said one person was found dead. Several other people were taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
Authorities said detectives were talking to a man in connection with the fire, but no charges were immediately reported.