Two volunteer firefighters died while battling a house fire in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania that is being considered suspicious.
Pennsylvania State Police say Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, 36, and Marvin Gruber, 59, from Community Fire Company New Tripoli in Lehigh County died after being called to the fire in the 1100 block of Clamtown Road in West Penn Township around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
"He died a hero in the line of duty, doing what he did best, helping and protecting others while selflessly serving his community with honor and integrity," said Keith Morris, the school's public safety chief. Initial reports were that someone was trapped inside the residence. That report turned out to be unfounded."The fire went to a third alarm, with fire units from Schuylkill County, Lehigh County, Carbon County, and Berks County dispatched to assist," said Chief Bonner.
He was identified Thursday as Christopher Kammerdiener, 35, according to Deputy Coroner Michael Bowman, who said Kammerdiener lived at the house that caught fire.Investigators were on the scene Thursday morning looking through the charred home for evidence as to how the fire started and why the firefighters became trapped inside.
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