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Police: Patient allegedly caused April fire at UPMC Hanover using lighter while on oxygen

By Evening Sun  
   June 13, 2025

A Penn Township woman is facing charges after police and hospital staff allege that she caused a fire inside UPMC Hanover in April, according to court documents. Michele Warren, 56, of Penn Township, was charged with a felony count of risking a catastrophe, along with misdemeanor charges of recklessly endangering another person and reckless or negligent damage of property, according to charges filed by Hanover police this week.

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