3 found dead after Berks County garage fire; home called 'crime scene'

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3 killed in structure fire at Berks County home
3 killed in structure fire at Berks County home3 killed in structure fire at Berks County home. George Solis reports on Action News at 10 on Nov. 23, 2019.

UNION TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- State police are investigating after they found three people dead following a garage fire at an eastern Pennsylvania home.

Police in Berks County say the bodies were found after crews were dispatched to the Union Township address shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Trooper David C. Beohm on Sunday identified two of the deceased as 60-year-old Ira Reed Jr. and 63-year-old Joanne Deluca. He said the third person will not be identified until the conclusion of the investigation.

There was no immediate word on a possible cause of death. Beohm earlier said it was still an "active crime scene."

Neighbors said a family of three - a couple and an adult son - moved to the property several years ago after losing their southern New Jersey home in Superstorm Sandy.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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