Neighbors reported hearing a loud popping sound or explosion before seeing the front porch engulfed in flames around 2:30 a.m., the Associated Press reported. One neighbor also reported hearing a young man scream in front of the home, “They’re all dead.”
Ten people were found dead in a Pennsylvania home after it burst into flames early Friday morning, sending investigators into a frenzy as they work on what’s been called a “complex criminal investigation.”
Three children, aged 4, 5, and 6, were all killed in the fire, along with seven adults, Pennsylvania State Police said Friday evening. Neighbors reported hearing a loud popping sound or explosion before seeing the front porch engulfed in flames around 2:30 a.m., thereported. One neighbor also reported hearing a young man scream in front of the home, “They’re all dead.”
Pennsylvania State Police is leading the investigation into the fire, which took place in Nescopeck—a town of 1,500 about 115 miles northwest of Philadelphia.Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Co. firefighter Harold Baker told thethat he lost his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives in the flames.reported the adults killed in the flames were: Dale Baker, 19; Star Baker, 22; David Daubert Sr.
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