Deadly overnight rowhome fire in Philadelphia ruled arson; person of interest in custody: officials

Woman turns herself in after rowhome fire in Philly deemed an arson: sources

Sources say a woman has turned herself into detectives in connection with a deadly rowhome fire overnight in Philadelphia that was ruled an arson.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators say an overnight fire in Philadelphia where one man died is now being investigated as arson.

What we know:

Firefighters were called to a property on the 5400 block of Regent Street just before 2 a.m. for reports of a two-story rowhome fire.

Deadly overnight rowhome fire in Philly ruled arson

An investigation is underway after officials say a deadly rowhome fire overnight in Philadelphia has been ruled an arson.

Crews arrived to find flames on the second floor of the property and found an unresponsive 25-year-old man in a back bedroom of the home, according to officials.

Medics immediately provided life-saving treatment, but officials say the man was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The fire was placed under control within 20 minutes.

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office conducted a post-examination and determined the victim's cause of death to be smoke inhalation.

Police say a person of interest is in custody in relation to the fire. 

Sources say a woman turned herself in to detectives in connection with the incident.

What's next:

The Philadelphia Fire Marshal later ruled the fire an arson and turned over the investigation to police.