House blaze kills 10 of firefighter’s relatives

Harold Baker, a volunteer firefighter in the town of Nescopeck, said the 10 victims included his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.

A house that was destroyed by a fatal fire in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania (Matt Rourke/AP)

A volunteer firefighter in the US arrived to tackle a house blaze which killed seven adults and three children, only to discover the victims were his own family.

The children who died were aged five, six and seven, Pennsylvania State Police said, while the seven adults ranged from their late teens to a 79-year-old man.