A man is accused of setting fire to a home in Pittsburgh's Windgap neighborhood with three people inside.

Timothy Hamilton is charged with arson in connection with the fire on Thursday. The moment the house went up in flames was caught on video, which shows people scrambling and neighbors yelling that three people were trapped inside.

A home in Pittsburgh's Windgap neighborhood caught on fire on Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo Credit: KDKA)

According to the criminal complaint, Hamilton came to the home on Windgap Avenue yelling and pounding on the door, demanding to see a woman inside. But authorities said the woman he was looking for did not live in the home.

Neighbors said Hamilton first showed up at the home around 5 p.m. on Thursday. In a doorbell video from a neighbor's home, Hamilton is

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