State police identified the firefighters as 36-year-old Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, and 59-year-old Marvin Gruber.
Officials say two firefighters were killed in a house fire in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.TAMAQUA, Pa. – Two firefighters died responding to a house fire Wednesday in rural eastern Pennsylvania where a man's body was found outside, state police said.
The body of another person was discovered Wednesday on the large plot of land surrounding the home in West Penn Township near Tamaqua, a small coal-region town about 85 miles from Philadelphia. Officials said the causes of death and details of funeral arrangements would be released at a later date. Gruber worked at Northampton Community College for 22 years, the last 15 in the Department of Public Safety.
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