10 dead in Pa. house fire; victims were family of firefighter who answered the call
Written by Jim Deegan on August 5, 2022
10 dead in Pa. house fire; victims were family of firefighter who answered the call
By The Associated Press
August 5, 2022
NESCOPECK, Pa. – Authorities say a fast-moving fire killed seven adults and three children in northeastern Pennsylvania.
One of the firefighters responded to the blaze early Friday only to find that the victims were his family.
A criminal investigation is underway into the fire in Nescopeck, Luzerne County. Pennsylvania State Police say the children who died were ages 5, 6 and 7.
Volunteer firefighter Harold Baker told the Citizens’ Voice newspaper of Wilkes-Barre that the 10 victims included his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.
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