Seven adults and three children were killed in a fire that destroyed a two-story house early Friday morning, officials in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, said.
A Pennsylvania firefighter responded to a fire early Friday morning to discover a house ablaze with his family trapped inside. Seven adults and three children were killed despite his best efforts to save them.
Baker futilely tried to douse the blaze while he called out the name of his son. Fellow firefighters tried to enter the house, but were"pushed back from extensive flames and heat," Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Derek Felsman said. Baker said the 10 victims included his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.The children killed in the fire were two boys, ages 5 and 6, and a 7-year-old girl, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The adult victims ranged in age from 19 to 79.Firefighters work on hot spots in the front section of the home which collapsed during an early morning fatal fire on First Street in Nescopeck, Pa., Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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