Mother And Six Children Killed After Getting Trapped Inside Burning Pennsylvania Home

A mother and six children person been confirmed dormant aft an explosion and fire astatine a cardinal Pennsylvania home.

Firefighters rushed to nan location successful Lamar Township successful Clinton County adjacent Mill Hall Sunday greeting aft a study of an explosion.

Seven group were trapped wrong but rescuers could not hunt nan building arsenic it was engulfed successful flames, Pennsylvania State Police said successful a statement.

All 7 died and constabulary identified them arsenic Sarah Stolzfus, 34, 4 sons, ages 11, 10, 5 and 3, and 2 daughters, ages 8 and 6.

The origin of nan occurrence is nether investigation and constabulary judge a propane leak wrong nan location whitethorn person caused nan explosion.

They noted that exterior propane tanks did not detonate and were not contributing factors for nan detonation and fire.

Neighbor Christina Duck told WNEP-TV she was eating meal erstwhile it began.

“And I heard a roar and I could consciousness it and I sewage up and looked retired nan model and I could spot nan flames done nan windows and I travel moving extracurricular and wrong a infinitesimal nan full location was wholly engulfed,” Duck said.

The family moved successful a mates of months ago, Duck said, noting that she often saw nan children extracurricular playing.