DUNMORE, Pa. (AP) - State and federal investigators are trying to find out what started a fire in a northeastern Pennsylvania building that claimed the lives of a mother and two of her children and sent three other family members to hospitals.
Officials say the blaze reported just before midnight Monday in a Dunmore building claimed the lives of 26-year-old Ebony Thompson, her 5-year-old son London Session and her 2-year-old daughter Tiara Session.
Officials say Thompson’s husband and their two other children were hospitalized, a 1-year-old boy in critical condition. Chief Chris DeNaples of the Dunmore fire department said one firefighter was treated for a back injury.
People were interested in these podcasts
State police fire marshals were back at the scene Wednesday and agents from the federak Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also investigating.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.