A 1-year-old girl died in a fire that tore through four homes in Cumru Township, Berks County, early Saturday morning.
Officials in Cumru Township, Berks County, said a fire tore through four homes and led to the death of an infant child on Saturday morning.
According to law enforcement officials, the fire started at about 4:31 a.m., at a home along the 700 block of Philadelphia Avenue in Cumru Township -- just outside of Reading -- in Berks County.Officials on the scene were told that there was a 1-year-old child trapped in the third floor of one of the homes, law enforcement officials said, and first responders attempted to rescue the child.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
However, officials said, heavy smoke and falling debris made accessing that floor of the home impossible. The child was found in her crib and declared deceased after the fire had been extinguished, officials said.
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