NEWCOMERSTOWN (AP) — Authorities investigating a fire that claimed the lives of six members of an eastern Ohio family are looking at the possibility that the blaze was sparked by alternative methods of heating that the family was using to stay warm.
An Ohio fire official said a wood burner, kerosene heaters and electrical space heaters were being used to heat the Newcomerstown home before the 1:30 a.m. Monday fire.
He said the heating devices were “most likely not used in the proper manner.”
The Tuscarawas County coroner’s office said six victims were removed, but no details about them were released pending notification of relatives.