Montgomery County fire officials say a man and a woman died in an early morning house fire in Hatfield.
Fire crews were called to the 2800 block of Washington Lane just before 4:30 a.m. for a house fire. Two people were reported to be trapped on the second floor of the dwelling, according to authorities.Officials said firefighters quickly took care of fire on the first floor, knocking it down in short order and moved to the second floor to seek the two people.
An adult man and woman were found on the second floor and firefighters took them outside where medics then rushed them to Jefferson Lansdale Hospital, where they died from their injuries. Another adult male was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest with burn injuries. There was no word on that man’s condition.
Authorities say they are working to determine a cause for the fire. No other details were released regarding the victims.
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