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Subscribe to RSSThis is heart-wrenching. Read the full story here and see video from the Today show of a state trooper on the scene, below.
Carolyn Kaster / AP
A crib and other pieces of furniture sit inside of the fire-ravaged farmhouse of Theodore and Janelle Clouse on March 9, in Loysville, Pa. Seven Clouse children including a 7-month-old infant perished in a fast-moving fire Tuesday night, while their mother milked cows and their father dozed in a milk truck down the road.
Sean Simmers / The Patriot-News via EPA
A farmhouse near Blain, Pennsylvania, is seen early on March 9 after a fire during the night killed seven children while their mother was in a barn milking cows and their father was taking a nap in a milk delivery truck, according to a state trooper. No cause or origin of the fire has been determined but a relative said the blaze may have started in the kitchen, where the family used a propane heater.
Pennsylvania state trooper Tom Pinkerton tells TODAY that one child survived as the mother of the family frantically tried to rescue her children from the engulfed home
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Idiots, neglected 7 children. What are they working for? The 7 month old baby never had a chance, no mother in the house. Where's this barn?
I can't even begin to imagine explaining to my parents and to my sisters that I killed 7 of their grandchildren/neices. How does one live with themselves after they neglect this many lives?
There are laws against neglect in Pennsylvania?
Mrs. C
Don't be so hard on this family. They are going through such pain and suffering. They are a farming family, they do what they have to do. Instead of calling names and making accusations, we need to pray for this family, that they can get through this. God Bless them.
Such a tragedy...my thoughts and prayers are with the surviving family. Shame on you Mrs. C for your harsh words.
Shame on you who judge so harshly. You have no idea what you are even talking about. When this poor family has lost there children in such a tragic way. Fire can rip through a house especially an old one in minutes.