Fire investigators say it appears a meat smoker in the back of the home sparked the flames.
Husband and wife, business owners, ID'd in deadly house fire in Delaware County
Saturday, July 02, 2016 12:44PM
MORTON, Pa. -- Authorities have identified a couple in a deadly house fire in Morton, Delaware County.
Fire investigators say it appears a meat smoker in the back of the home sparked the flames.
Theodore and Barbara Fine, both 58, and longtime residents of Morton, died in the blaze.
They were the owners of the Slack's Hoagie House in Springfield and Fine Choice Catering.
The fire started around 5 a.m. Saturday on the 600 block of Cedar Street.
Crews arrived to heavy flames shooting from the house.
PICTURES: House fire claims the lives of two people in Morton, Delaware County.
They quickly began extinguishing the flames. It took crews about an hour to get the fire under control.
The Fines were found by the front door of the house.
Police tried to rescue them, but couldn't get into the home because of the heavy flames and smoke.