US fireman finds 10 dead in house blaze are his family

The blaze is thought to have begun on the porch early on Friday morning.

Harold Baker, a Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company firefighter, told the Associated Press news agency that the dead were his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.

He said the three children who died – two boys and a girl – did not live in the home, and were visiting for summer activities.

Police say the bodies were recovered from the destroyed building with the help of police sniffer dogs

“Firefighters attempted courageous efforts to make entry into the house in the rear, but were pushed back from extensive flames and heat,” Pennsylvania State Police Lt Derek Felsman told reporters on Friday.

Speaking to WNEP-TV, he said: “The kids that were there and my two kids were just visiting their aunt and uncle.

The American Red Cross told CNN that they were responding, and helping those that have been displaced.