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Siblings Killed In Pottstown Home Explosion Were 'Sweet, Loved Playing Outside'
Support is surging for two Pottstown parents whose four children were killed when their home exploded early this week.
Brothers Jeremiah White, 12, Nehemiah White, 10, and Tristan White, 8, along with their cousin Alana Wood, 13, died in an explosion at their Hale Street home Thursday, May 27. The boys' grandmother Francine White also died.
"They were such the sweetest kids who loved the out doors, bike riding football and coming down to my place in Brigantine," reads a GoFundMe by the boys' uncle Eric Matuzsan.
"They were the stars of my niece Kristina and Gene's lives. My brother Mike …
Update: 2 Kids, 1 Adult Remain Hospitalized In Coatesville House Explosion, Police Say
A day after being trapped inside an exploding Coatesville home, two children and one adult remain hospitalized, authorities said.
The blast happened just before noon Wednesday, sparking a two-alarm fire at the Hibernia Road home in West Brandywine Township, fire officials said.
Three other people including four children and one adult had been released from the hospital, West Brandywine Police Chief Jeff Kimes said.
Over 260,000 gallons of water were used to fight the fire, and nearly two dozen fire and rescue companies responded to the scene from Berks, Chester, and Lehigh counties, offici…
