Two children have died after a house fire in Indiana County. The fire was reported in Dilltown, Buffington Township, just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

The victims were identified as a 12-year-old female and a 14-year-old male, per a public information report from Indiana County Coroner Jerry L. Overman Jr. Three other residents were able to escape the home, Coroner Overman confirmed.

The 12- and 14-year-olds were girlfriend and boyfriend, according to family friend Kara Baird.

"Sad, your heart just breaks. There are two people lost. There are no words," Baird said. "It's terrible because I drive a school van, and I've driven these kids for years now, this family."

What was left of the home had been reduced to a pile of rubble on Sunday afternoon.

She had gotten to know the 12-year-old gir

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