A tragedy claimed the lives of three family members on Christmas Eve in Pennsylvania, United States. In Quakertown, a father and two of his sons died in a fire caused by their tree, reports CNN.
The firefighters arrived on site shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. The scale of the fire made the intervention of the firefighters very complicated. They had to do it several times to get into the burning house.
The surviving mother and eldest son
The family slept on the second floor. Firefighters found the lifeless bodies of the three victims. The mother and the eldest son were able to escape the flames. Suffering from minor injuries, they were taken to hospital and taken to hospital. Two dogs were also found dead in the blaze.
We do not yet know the exact causes of the tragedy. “The area of origin of the fire was a Christmas tree, we do not know if this is due to an electrical problem or to an old and dry tree,” a firefighter told the television channel. An online fundraising fund has been created: it has already exceeded $ 600,000.