KINGSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — A second child has died following a devastating house fire in Kingston earlier this week, authorities confirmed.
The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office reported that a 13-year-old boy was pronounced dead Thursday, February 12, at 9:31 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest. The child died from injuries sustained in the fire.
The blaze broke out shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, in the 60 block of North Welles Street, according to authorities and previous reporting from FOX56. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames coming from the home and worked to rescue those inside.
The teen’s death marks the second fatality connected to the fire. His brother also died as a result of injuries suffered in the blaze.
An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday, February 14, at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office & Forensic Center to help determine the official cause and manner of death.
The Kingston Municipal Police Department, Kingston Forty-Fort Fire Department and Pennsylvania State Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire.
Officials have identified the child but are not releasing his name to allow the family privacy during this difficult time.
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A GoFundMe has been established to assist the family.