2 people dead after fire in Robeson Township, Pennsylvania
Two people were killed after a fire scorched a home in Berks County, Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning, according to local authorities.
Crews were called to the 3200 block of Morgantown Road in Robeson Township around 1 a.m. for a heavy fire in a single-family home. The fire grew to two alarms and then was placed under control around 2:30 a.m.
The Berks County Coroner's Office said two people have been pronounced dead. The victims' next of kin are still being notified, and their identities were not publicly available Wednesday.
The Robeson Township Police Department said the fire started at or around the area of the chimney to the woodstove. The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal ruled the fire an accident.
According to police, there were no working smoking detectors inside the home.