Those poor Amish

beef curtains · 12-04-2002, 10:09 PM

Five Children Die in Pa. House Fire
By DAN NEPHIN

PULASKI, Pa. (AP) - A wood- and coal-burning furnace started a deadly fire that destroyed an Amish family's wood-frame home and killed five of the nine children, authorities said Wednesday.

The parents escaped into the bitter cold with four children, but the fire was too intense for anyone to get back inside the two-story house to rescue the others, police said.

When firefighters reached the home in Pulaski Township in western Pennsylvania just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, the home was engulfed in flames.

Killed in the fire were Katie, 14; Levi, 12; Neil, 11; John, 4; and Jonathon, 2, police said. All their bodies were recovered inside the home, police said.

Wednesday morning, only one wall and a brick chimney of the house remained standing.

Rudy Wengerd and his wife were treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle and released, said nursing supervisor Bonnie Appugliese. Police didn't release the wife's name, but neighbors identified her as Lizzie Wengerd.

Neighbors said the home was built by the Amish about 30 years ago, but that it had been converted into an ``English,'' or modern, house. They said the Wengerds had moved there in August and were removing some modern amenities.

Authorities said Wednesday that a wood- and coal-burning furnace in the home had caused the fire, though they were unsure whether an ember from the furnace or the heat it generated sparked the blaze.

Pulaski is a farming community about 55 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, near the Ohio border.

Elvis The Fat Years · 12-04-2002, 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by So very sad about me
They said the Wengerds had moved there in August and were removing some modern amenities.

sounds like the fire extinguisher was one of them.

12-04-2002, 10:09 PM	#1
beef curtains Immortal Location: I like me so much better when you're naked Posts: 21,752	Those poor Amish Five Children Die in Pa. House Fire By DAN NEPHIN PULASKI, Pa. (AP) - A wood- and coal-burning furnace started a deadly fire that destroyed an Amish family's wood-frame home and killed five of the nine children, authorities said Wednesday. The parents escaped into the bitter cold with four children, but the fire was too intense for anyone to get back inside the two-story house to rescue the others, police said. When firefighters reached the home in Pulaski Township in western Pennsylvania just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, the home was engulfed in flames. Killed in the fire were Katie, 14; Levi, 12; Neil, 11; John, 4; and Jonathon, 2, police said. All their bodies were recovered inside the home, police said. Wednesday morning, only one wall and a brick chimney of the house remained standing. Rudy Wengerd and his wife were treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle and released, said nursing supervisor Bonnie Appugliese. Police didn't release the wife's name, but neighbors identified her as Lizzie Wengerd. Neighbors said the home was built by the Amish about 30 years ago, but that it had been converted into an ``English,'' or modern, house. They said the Wengerds had moved there in August and were removing some modern amenities. Authorities said Wednesday that a wood- and coal-burning furnace in the home had caused the fire, though they were unsure whether an ember from the furnace or the heat it generated sparked the blaze. Pulaski is a farming community about 55 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, near the Ohio border. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.