Careless smoking is suspected in a Wednesday morning fire on Erie’s east side that critically injured two people and killed three pets.
The victims, a man and a woman who authorities said are between 70 and 80 years old, were rescued from the fire at 723 E. 12th St. after the fire was first reported on Wednesday at 8:14 a.m.
Multiple people called 911 to report the fire, and some witnesses heard a woman in the back of the bungalow-style house and were able to locate her, Erie Bureau of Fire Fire Marshal Chris White said. Erie police officers arrived and assisted, and responding Erie firefighters removed her from the house through a window, White said…