Blaze Kills Firefighter’s 10 Relatives, 3 of Them Children

Blaze Kills Firefighter’s 10 Relatives, 3 of Them Children
Firefighters gather next to a home after an early morning fatal fire at 733 First Street in Nescopeck, Pa., on Aug. 5, 2022. Jimmy May/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise via AP
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NESCOPECK, Pa.—Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania early Friday morning, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family, authorities said.

The children who died were ages 5, 6, and 7, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release, while the seven adults ranged from their late teens to a 79-year-old man. Autopsies were planned for this weekend.