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Coroner ID's 2 Young Girls Killed In Hellertown PA Fire: (Update)
Two young girls were killed in a Hellertown house fire Friday, April 1, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Linden Avenue just before 1 a.m., where they found the house engulfed in flames, officials said.
Abigail Kaufman, 10, and Brianna Baer, 15, were trapped in the blaze and later rescued by firefighters, but they died at St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
An older man and woman escaped the blaze unharmed, LehighValleyLive reports.
Autopsies are scheduled for Monday, April 4, the coroner's office said.
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Beloved Lehigh Valley Teacher ID'd As Victim Of Kunkletown House Fire
A Lehigh Valley schoolteacher was killed in a Poconos area house fire with her four grandchildren, district officials confirmed.
Rosemarie La Barre, 53, was a family and consumer science teacher at East Hills Middle School in Bethlehem, the school district said on Facebook.
"Mrs. LaBarre was an amazing teacher, friend, and mentor to many in the BASD," the post reads.
The BASD Community is saddened by the loss of one of our own BASD staff, Rosemarie LaBarre. Mrs. LaBarre was a Family... Posted by Bethlehem Area School District on Tuesday, February 15, 2022
“The entire BASD family mour…
