4 dead, 1 missing after Mercer County farmhouse fire; cause sought
Authorities say four people died and one remains missing following a fire at a farmhouse in western Pennsylvania.
Fire crews in Mercer County were called to the blaze near Fredonia at about midnight Thursday and found the multi-story farmhouse engulfed in flames.
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Coroner John Libonati said Monday that the remains of four people — a man and a woman and two juveniles, a boy and a girl — were recovered.
The identities of the victims are to be confirmed through medical records.
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Another person reported missing is still being sought, he said.
State police and a fire marshal are investigating the cause of the blaze.
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