At least six to eight people are still unaccounted for after a massive housefire engulfed a Pennsylvania residence where authorities were responding to an emergency call, officials said Wednesday.
While responding to the home Wednesday afternoon, officers were “immediately met by gunfire,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told reporters during a press briefing Wednesday.
During the incident, the house became engulfed in flames while shots were still being fired from the home, Stollsteimer said.
There is a family that lives in the home, including children, according to authorities.
Police will search for bodies and evidence Thursday morning since the house was still burning Wednesday evening, Stollsteimer said.
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