A Lewistown woman died from smoke inhalation after her home was set ablaze, the Mifflin County Coroner's Office announced Monday.
The Mifflin County Coroner's Office was called to the scene of a deadly house fire early Thursday in Lewistown Borough, according to dispatch. A Lewistown woman died from smoke inhalation after her home was set ablaze, the Mifflin County Coroner's Office announced Monday.
The manner of death for Brandy Phillipe, 44, was ruled homicide due to arson, the coroner said. The fire broke out in the 200 block of Bratton Avenue late Wednesday night. The Lewistown Police Department said the fire was believed to have been started by a person of interest, identified as Robert Zimmerman, who had professed his love for a female who lived in the home.
He allegedly became upset after he was rejected and was seen setting fire to items on the first floor of the home, police said. The coroner's office wrote in a news release Monday that Phillipe was not the subject of the man's affection: The Mifflin County Coroner's Office would also like to correct misinformation that has circulated publicly regarding this event.
Investigative findings determined that Ms. Phillipe was not the individual connected to the suspect's reported unwanted advances and was not involved in the circumstances that led to the fire. The Lewistown Police Department said Zimmerman had professed his love for "a female who was living in the attic of the residence.
" "That female was later taken into custody for a prothonotary warrant issued in February 2026," the police department wrote in a Facebook post. "It was reported that Zimmerman became upset when he was rejected by the female and he began setting several items on fire on the first floor of the residence.
"Police said a man was hurt after he jumped from a second-floor window, and another person was hurt after she passed out from smoke inhalation and fell from a window. Their current conditions are unknown. Ephrata man left 7-year-old in car for an hour while playing on 'skill machines': police An Ephrata man is charged after the police said he left a 7-year-old unattended in a car in March while he played on "skill machines" inside a convenience shop.
Residents in the Penbrook area and along the 2300 block of Walnut Street in Susquehanna Township were temporarily told to evacuate after an overnight car crash. Drivers across Pennsylvania may soon receive notice that a new license plate is on the way as PennDOT rolls out a statewide replacement program. The initiative tPart of an old church collapsed in Northumberland County on Saturday afternoon, causing road closures.
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