10 people, including 3 children, killed in Pennsylvania house fire, state police say
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Ten people, including three children, were killed when a house went up in flames in Pennsylvania early Friday morning, state police said. Three adults survived the fire.
Authorities responded to the two-story home in Nescopeck at 2:42 a.m. local time and learned that although three people had made it out, there were others trapped inside, according to state police.
Several responding agencies and K9 units located the victims inside of the home.
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