CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A house fire that sparked late Tuesday night in Carbon County ended in tragedy, claiming the lives of five people, including four children.

Reports of fire from the double block home on Willow Street in Franklin Township, near Lehighton, began just before midnight.

When crews arrived, the first floor and the back of the second floor were consumed by flames.

According to state police, four children and one adult perished in the fire.

The Carbon County Coroners' office, in a statement, says they were notified shortly before midnight of a fire involving fatalities on Willow Street in Franklin Township, adding that an investigation remains active.

According to a statement from the Lehighton Area School District superintendent, three of the children were students in

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