Woman Killed In Deadly Bucks County House Fire Identified

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin have released the identification of the homeowner who died Wednesday in an early morning house fire in Upper Bucks County.

The woman who died was 73-year-old Holly Susan Pechter-Walters of 1885 Mountain View Drive in Haycock Township. She was found deceased, along with her dog, at the back door of the home when emergency responders arrived.

State Troopers were dispatched to the fire scene in the 1800 block of Mountain View Drive around 4 a.m. When they arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames.

Assisting at the scene were the Dublin Criminal Investigation Unit, Troop M Forensic Services Unit, Ottsville Volunteer Fire Company, the Bucks County Fire Marshal, the ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms) and the Bucks County Coroner's office.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Troop M Fire Marshal.