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Firefighters respond to a fire at a day care in Erie the early morning of Aug. 10, 2019.
Firefighters respond to a fire at a day care in Erie the early morning of Aug. 10, 2019.
Scooter Blakely / Erie Fire Department via Facebook
Firefighters respond to a fire at a day care in Erie the early morning of Aug. 10, 2019.
(Erie) — Investigators are blaming an electrical extension cord for a fire that killed five small children two months ago in Pennsylvania.
The investigative team said Thursday that the deadly Aug. 11 fire at the Erie, Pennsylvania, home that included the Harris Family Daycare was an accident, caused by an electrical failure associated with the routinely used cord.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced the 1 a.m. blaze began in the first-floor living room.
The Erie Times-News says two older boys escaped with minor injuries by crawling onto a roof. The homeowner was injured and required hospital treatment.
Investigators searched the property and electrical items were examined at a bureau laboratory in Maryland.
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