Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a house fire in Salem Township on the same property where an explosion took place last month .

It comes as James Sever , who investigators say planted a homemade device to try to kill his former landlord in Westmoreland County in July, is still at large.

A house in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, caught on fire on Aug. 22, 2025. Photot Credit: KDKA

Police told KDKA on Friday that they searched the area near the Salem Township home for Sever, but didn't find him. They're investigating the house fire as arson, but as of Friday night, they're saying they don't know who started it.

As Nicholas Nagy looked through the rubble of his home, he tried to remind himself of what he still has.

"Stuff can be replaced, but sometimes the sentimen

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