{"id":1591628,"date":"2022-08-05T21:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T01:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1591628"},"modified":"2022-08-05T21:03:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T01:03:09","slug":"firefighter-loses-10-family-members-including-children-and-grandchildren-in-massive-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firefighter-loses-10-family-members-including-children-and-grandchildren-in-massive-house-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter Loses 10 Family Members, Including Children And Grandchildren, In Massive House Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirefighter-loses-10-family-members-including-children-and-grandchildren-in-massive-house-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1591628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a> volunteer fireman was among the first to respond to a horrific scene early Friday morning \u2014 a house with more than a dozen members of his family inside was engulfed in a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/fire\">fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harold Baker joined other firefighters at 2:30 a.m. when they got a call to a two-story home on fire in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania. Baker said that when he arrived, the flames had already swallowed the entire house, and he couldn\u2019t get in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t get in there to save them. That is the biggest thing that has been on me. I couldn\u2019t get in there to save them,\u201d Baker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnep.com\/article\/news\/local\/luzerne-county\/all-lost-firefighter-describes-nescopeck-blaze-that-took-family-members-1st-street-fire\/523-316cf3c6-7b7b-4cdd-a1d1-60d797f169dc\">told<\/a> ABC affiliate WNEP.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania state troopers confirmed that 10 of Baker\u2019s family members, including three of his grandchildren between the ages of 5 and 7, had perished in the fire, and at least three of those in the house escaped. Baker also said that there were 13 dogs living in the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also lost my son, my daughter, grandson, two other grandkids in there, my father-in-law, my brother-in-law, and my sister-in-law. All lost,\u201d Baker lamented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kids that were there and my two kids were just visiting their aunt and uncle,\u201d the firefighter added. \u201cThose were the ones who own the house. They were there visiting and going into the pool and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police later identified the adult victims as Dale Baker, 19; Star Baker, 22; David Daubert Sr., 79; Brian Daubert, 42; Shannon Daubert, 45; Laura Daubert, 47; and Marian Slusser, 54, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/05\/us\/pennsylvania-house-fire-ten-dead\/index.html\">reported<\/a>. The other three victims were two boys, ages 5 and 6, and a 7-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire remains under investigation. \u201cWe are utilizing multiple department assets to ensure a thorough and complete investigation into this fatal fire,\u201d State Police Lt. Derek Felsman said.<\/p>\n<p>While authorities have not launched a criminal investigation into the origin of the blaze, Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce told CNN, \u201cShould the fire marshals determine the cause to be intentional and incendiary, we would begin a criminal investigation for arson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WNEP reported that the Red Cross was providing support and counseling to the victims\u2019 family. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/the-nescopeck-house-fire?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&#038;utm_medium=copy_link_all&#038;utm_source=customer\">GoFundMe page<\/a> was also set up by the daughter of the town\u2019s mayor to support those who lost their loved ones and possessions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania volunteer fireman was among the first to respond to a horrific scene early Friday morning \u2014 a house with more than a dozen members of his family inside was engulfed in a massive fire. 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