Overview
- Authorities say the family died Sunday morning after an explosion and fire at a house on Long Run Road in Lamar Township, Clinton County.
- Fire crews arrived to find the home fully engulfed and confirmed seven people were trapped, but they could not enter to search.
- Police identified the victims as 34-year-old Sarah B. Stolzfus and six children ranging in age from 3 to 11.
- State police report a propane leak inside the home as a possible cause, and they say outside propane tanks did not explode or contribute.
- The Pennsylvania State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit in Montoursville is leading the ongoing probe, and a neighbor described a sudden boom followed by flames that consumed the house within a minute.