Woman charged with murder, arson in deadly North Philadelphia house fire

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A 38-year-old woman is accused of intentionally setting a deadly North Philadelphia house fire, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.

What we know:

Natasha Teague, 38, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder, arson, and a dozen counts of causing and risking catastrophe and recklessly endangering another person.

The backstory:

Firefighters were called to the 3600 block of Percy Street around 1 p.m. Monday for reports of a house fire with people trapped inside.

Investigators say after the blaze was extinguished, firefighters found 69-year-old Barry Turner unresponsive inside the property.

He was pronounced dead at the scene just after 2 p.m.

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