Ten people, including three children, died on Friday. after the house burned down in which they resided Nescopeck Town, in PennsylvaniaState Police said in a statement.
The deceased minors were five, six and seven years old, police said. who said he had opened a criminal investigation into the event.
The State Police received the alert about the fire in the house around 2:30 local time (7:30 GMT) and, upon arrival, they had difficulty gaining access due to the enormous flames and heat.
Three men managed to get out of the house and to safety, but the three minors and seven of the adults were trapped by the fire.
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One of the most shocking factors of the event is that the deceased They were relatives of one of the firefighters who came to put out the fire, according to the local newspaper Citizens’ Voice.
Firefighter Harold Baker told that newspaper that he did not realize he was going to help their relatives until the fire truck turned the corner of a street and saw the house.
Among the deceased, whose bodies are still recovering, They include his son, his daughter, his father-in-law, his brother-in-law, his sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated and police are questioning those who were able to leave the house in time.
