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10 people, including 3 children, were killed when a house went up in flames in Pennsylvania early Friday morning. 3 adults survived the fire & a criminal investigation is ongoing.
Authorities responded to the 2-story home in Nescopeck at 2:42 a.m. local time & learned that although 3 people had made it out, there were others trapped inside, according to state police.
Several responding agencies & K9 units located the victims inside of the home.
State police identified them as: Dale Baker, 19; Star Baker, 22; David Daubert, 79; Brian Daubert, 42; Shannon Daubert, 45; Laura Daubert, 47; and Marian Slusser, 54. Three juveniles also died — they were identified as a 7-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy & a 5-year-old boy.
Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Co. 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, 3 grandchildren & 2 other relatives.
Baker said that the address initially given for the call was a neighboring home, but that he realized it was his family's residence as the fire truck approached.
Neighbors reported hearing a loud popping sound or explosion, before seeing the front porch of the home rapidly consumed by flames. Some also reported hearing a young man screaming in front of the home, "They're all dead."
Baker, who was relieved of his firefighting duties because of his relationship to the victims, said 14 people were living in the home. One of them was out delivering newspapers & 3 others escaped.
The home was completely destroyed in the fire.
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Source: CBS News
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