In the US state of Pennsylvania, a house fire has claimed the lives of three children and seven adults. The firefighter who was summoned to the site was devastated to learn that the victims were members of his own family.
Six of the victims’ names have been confirmed by Pennsylvania State Police, but the youngest children, aged five, six, and seven, are still unidentified.
A criminal investigation has been launched into the fire’s cause.
The blaze is thought to have begun on the porch early on Friday morning.
Harold Baker, a Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company firefighter, told the Associated Press news agency that the dead were his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren, and two other relatives.
He said the three children who died – two boys and a girl – did not live in the home, and were visiting for summer activities.
Three children and seven adults have died in a house fire in the US state of Pennsylvania, and a firefighter called to the scene was horrified to find the victims were his own family.
Pennsylvania State Police confirmed the names of six of the victims, but have yet to identify the youngest children, ages five, six, and seven.
A criminal investigation has been launched into the fire’s cause.
The blaze is thought to have begun on the porch early on Friday morning.
Harold Baker, a Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company firefighter, told the Associated Press news agency that the dead were his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren, and two other relatives.
He said the three children who died – two boys and a girl – did not live in the home, and were visiting for summer activities.