Father and two sons were killed in a Christmas morning fire in Pennsylvania that started from tree lights

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A hamlet in Pennsylvania experienced a terrible Xmas morning on Saturday.

In Quakertown, a fire ravaged Eric King’s home, killing him, his 2 kids, Liam, 11, and Patrick, 8, as well.

As reported by the Cobb , the fire apparently started at 1:20 a.m.

Together with the guy, the woman’s oldest son also managed to flee. Additionally, it was said that 2 doggies perished.

The catastrophe has had an effect on the whole town, based on a GoFundMe page set up for the family’s remaining survivors.

“Eric and Kristin’s house caught fire in the wee hours of Xmas morning. They  did not survive, only Kristin and their oldest son Brady did “the page states.

The fire completely damaged their residence. Continued from the fundraiser website, “You will never have met a happier couple than Eric and Kristin, who were sweethearts in school.

You just couldn’t help but admire them since they were so happy and upbeat all the time.

The Quakertown Youth Sports League was very important to the 3 lads, and they all spent their weekends and evenings at the baseball grounds. Eric and Kristin were particularly involved.”

The fam’s Xmas tree was the blaze’s origin, based on the neighborhood police.

The Xmas tree is where it all began, according to the facts, “Added Scott McElree, the chief of police.

“The tree was genuine. It burns swiftly and intensely when a Xmas tree is lit.

Dear School District Neighborhood Members, the school district stated on its Fb page about the catastrophe.

We are sharing the heartbreaking news that the King household lost their dad and two third and fifth-graders from Richland Elementary in a burning house early this morning with you on this Xmas morning with unspeakable sadness.

Fortunately, Mom and Brady, an eighth-grader at Strayer, recovered.

The message stated, “This news is tragic for the District neighborhood and the greater Quakertown region.

The sort of individuals that make this a wonderful place to live and go to school are Eric, Kristin, and their boys, who are actively involved in the neighborhood.

The King household and their numerous relatives and friends are sent their sincere condolences from the School System.

The management is in the midst of establishing a help hotline.

A link to the GoFundMe campaign, which helped the mom and her living son raise and over 600,000, was included as well in the Post on facebook.

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