Victims identified after house fire leaves five dead

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Carbon County Coroner Mark Smith released the names of the five victims who died in a tragic fire on Wednesday morning.

The coroner’s office identified the victims as 37-year-old Aida Marrero, 14-year-old Kaylee Quevedo, one-year-old Nathaniel Wheelock, five-year-old Aiden Wheelock, and six-year-old Mathias Wheelock.

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The cause of their deaths is considered an accident due to inhalation of products of combustion and thermal injuries.

A Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal ruled that the fire was not suspicious, though the investigation remains active…

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