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'Our Hearts Are Broken': Support Surges For Elderly Couple Killed In Hatfield Fire 'Our Hearts Are Broken': Support Surges For Elderly Couple Killed In Hatfield Fire
'Our Hearts Are Broken': Support Surges For Elderly Couple Killed In Hatfield Fire Just days after a fire killed a Hatfield couple in their home, well-wishers and loved ones have raised thousands for the family members they left behind.  Firefighters were called to the Washington Lane home of Ghanshyam Patel, 78, and Leenabahen Patel, 63, around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, May 12 for a reported structure fire.  By the time crews left the scene, both victims were pronounced dead.  Now, friends of the couple's family are raising funds on GoFundMe to assist loved ones handle funeral expenses and other end-of-life costs. In just three days after going live, the effort has garnered…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Victims ID'd In Deadly Hatfield House Fire, But Cause Still Unclear Victims ID'd In Deadly Hatfield House Fire, But Cause Still Unclear
Victims ID'd In Deadly Hatfield House Fire, But Cause Still Unclear Officials in Montgomery County are still working to identify the cause of the early morning house fire that killed one man and one woman in Hatfield on Friday, May 12.  The Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company was called to the home, 2873 Washington Lane, at about 4:20 a.m., they wrote in a release Friday afternoon. Dispatchers advised that the blaze on the first floor had trapped two people upstairs, the Company said.  Firefighters arrived within minutes to find "heavy fire conditions" on the house's front side, with only three of the five residents having escaped, the release says. T…

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by Mac Bullock