Two people were killed and two firefighters were injured, one critically, at a large fire early Monday in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The victims were a woman and a young girl, according to a report in from the Intelligencer Journal (http://bit.ly/Y2BT0Z). Firefighters were still searching for the victims bodies as of this writing. A man and an 11-year-old boy who were sleeping in the basement of the two-story house escaped.
The two firefighters were injured during a flashover on the second floor. Firefighter Andre Kelley was in critical but stable condition after being flown to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment. Kelley was rescued by his fellow firefighters. Another firefighter was treated and released.
Read additional details on the fire at http://bit.ly/Y2BT0Z.
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