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Pottstown Fire Erupts In Flames Near Scene Of Deadly Home Explosion Pottstown Fire Erupts In Flames Near Scene Of Deadly Home Explosion
Pottstown Fire Erupts In Flames Near Scene Of Deadly Home Explosion Firefighters worked the scene of a two-alarm blaze in Pottstown early on Tuesday just steps away from the site of a deadly explosion that killed four children and their great-aunt last year.  The two-alarm blaze happened at around 4:15 a.m. on March 21, affecting two empty homes and a "roll-off dumpster," said the Limerick Fire Department's Station 51.  Footage from the scene recorded by area resident Antonio Gallardo showed multiple fire companies on Hale Street near the intersection with Jefferson Avenue as smoke billowed from a dumpster.  The Gilbertsville company said they were on the…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pottstown Family Killed In Home Explosion Identified Pottstown Family Killed In Home Explosion Identified
Pottstown Family Killed In Home Explosion Identified Four children and their great aunt died, while their two parents were left critical in a home explosion that rocked Pottstown Thursday, May 27, authorities said. UPDATE: A GoFundMe has been set for three brothers, their cousin and grandmother killed in the Pottstown home explosion. Those killed were identified as Francine White, 67, Alana Wood, 13, Jeremiah White, 12, Nehemiah White, 10, and Tristan White, 8. The children's great-grandparents' church identified them as siblings. Kristina Matuzsan, 32, and Eugene White, 44 — whose Facebook pages show they are married — are in critical cond…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine