PITTSBURGH —
Charges are in the process of being filed after police said a woman, who was in the process of being evicted, intentionally set fire to the home she was staying in as she retrieved her belongings in Pittsburgh Wednesday.
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said at 11:40 a.m., police were called to the 5300 block of Mossfield Street in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood for a reported break-in. Advertisement
The property owner reported to officers that a 48-year-old woman, who was in the process of being evicted, had entered the residence to retrieve her belongings.
A state constable had served the eviction notice and stayed on the scene as the woman went inside the home to get her belongings, officials said.
An hour later, fire officials were called to the home after a pa

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