What to Know
- Three people were found dead in a detached garage following a house fire in Douglassville, Berks County.
- On Sunday, police identified two of the victims as 63-year-old Joanne Deluca and 60-year-old Ira Reed, Jr.
- Officials have not yet identified the third victim pending the results of an autopsy.
Three people were found dead in a detached garage following a house fire in Douglassville, Berks County.
Fire crews were called to a home on Chestnut Street around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Police said multiple animals also were found dead in the flames.
Louise Hornak said she and her husband were in their home and heard what sounded like a gunshot followed by the sound of an explosion.
"We went to the window and the flames were shooting up above the trees already, so it must have been engulfed really fast," she said of what she saw as the fire consumed her neighbor's residence.
Another neighbor told NBC10 the home was occupied by a couple and their adult son, who moved in six years ago from New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy.
On Sunday, police identified two of the victims as 63-year-old Joanne Deluca and 60-year-old Ira Reed, Jr. They have not yet identified the third victim pending the results of an autopsy.
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The cause is under investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
