Family of 6 killed by Upstate New York house fire

A household of six, including 3 children, died this week successful a location fire adjacent the Saint Lawrence River successful Upstate New York.

The fast-moving blaze occurred astatine a single-family location conscionable earlier 10 p.m. connected Monday successful Massena, a municipality adjacent the New York-Canada border.

“It was incredibly heavy smoke. I had ne'er seen thing similar it,” neighbor Doug Fregoe told WWNYTV 7 News.

Though the flames dispersed rapidly due to the fact that of fierce wind, firefighters were capable to propulsion the victims from the building. However, they each aboriginal died astatine the hospital.

They were identified connected Wednesday arsenic Diana Avery, Thomas Bowen, his woman Tiara Bowen and their school-age sons Joshuha Bowen, Eli Bowen and Karmen Bowen.

Massena Fire Chief Tom Miller said Avery died aboriginal Tuesday.

“Although our hearts are saddened and mourn for the nonaccomplishment of our household members, it is uplifting to perceive however our household has touched and uplifted this community,” Joseph Bowen, the lad of Diana Avery and member of Thomas Bowen, said successful a statement. “Like this tragedy, words cannot explicit however this affects the assemblage they had and the coming unneurotic of the community.”

The origin of the occurrence remains nether probe by the St. Lawrence County Fire Investigation Team and the authorities Office of Fire Prevention and Control.