dried up christmas tree an electrical problem with the tree lights. it happened very early on christmas morning in quakertown pennsylvania. when crews arrived on the scene the two-story house was fully engulfed, they tried to enter through the front door but were pushed back by the flames when they finally got inside they discovered three bodies all upstairs. killed in the fire 40-year-old eric king and his two youngest son 11-year-old liam and 8-year-old patrick, his wife kristen and oldest son brady were able to escape with minor burns. friends and neighbors were shocked by the tragedy. >> it's horrible hearing about this. we have four kids and two biological and two stepchildren, it is horrible to think about this on christmas. >> the quakertown school district put out a statement saying this news is devastating for the district community and the quakertown area at large eric and kristen are active in the community and the kind of people who make this a special place to live and attend school