Amwell Township man found dead at house fire
AMITY – An Amwell Township man was found dead at the scene of a structure fire at his home Saturday.
The Washington County coroner’s office said John Allen Stopka, 59, of 485 Ten Mile Road, Amity, was found dead in his home after firefighters were summoned to the one-story brick house at 8:55 p.m.
Stopka was pronounced dead at 11:10 p.m. The cause and manner of his death were pending further investigation, the office of Coroner Tim Warco said.
State police were investigating the case and released no information Sunday about the fire.
Assisting were fire departments from Amwell Township, Lone Pine, Marianna, Cokeburg, Waynesburg and Morris and South Strabane townships.