We just learned that their names are brian, jr. Oh or lj he was 11 and his younger brother parker was only six. Flames and the wind was blowing and you can see below through the house. It was something. Never seen anything like it. Reporter neighbors react after learning Early Morning house fire on submit avenue in schwenksville has claim the lives of two little boys. Unfortunately, there were two juveniles males that were located on the second floor deceased. Reporter fire started around 5 00 a. M. State police say a woman, man and little girl were found outside the home. The father and daughter were airlifted from the scene and the mother was rushed to Lehigh Valley hospital. All are expected to survive. Eyewitness news has since learned that the man who lives in the house is a Montgomery County sheriffs deputy. Its really hard. I cant i cant imagine what theyre going through. Really awful. Reporter again, fire crews remaining on scene here. Just trying to figure out the exact cause
Good afternoon the big story on action news this noon is breaking news. Two Young Brothers were killed when flamesd through their Montgomery County home overnight. Firefighters were called to summit avenue in shanksville at 5 30 this morning. The boys parents and sister were hurt in the fire and the home was left in ruins. John rawlins joins us live from the scene with the latest. Reporter well, we are kept some distance from the liukins home. The liukins family here in shanksville. The family suffered an incredible loss. Two of the three children. Brian jr. And 4yearold parker, the parents and sister survived. The father of the family brian liukin liukins a member of the Sheriffs Office since 2013. They confirm they were at the home of brian liukins and his family apparent his wife and young daughter got out of the home but the two brothers did not. There were two males located on the second floor deceased. One was taken to the hospital by helicopter. Well update as further rmat. We d
The boys father mother and sister are still in the hospital. As investigators try to figure out what went wrong. Lets get out to jeff cole whos life in schwenksville for us tonight. Jeff . Reporter iain, a make shift memorial is rising outside of the dark and blackened Lukens Family home. Early morning fire likely powered by heavy winds has claimed the lives of young lukens boys. Just after 5 00 on a blustery morning flames and smoke can be seen rising from the summit of a twostory home. Fire crews arrived to find brian lukens, his wife tracy and nineyearold daughter sophia out of the home. But sons brian, jr. , 11 and parker six remain inside where they perish. You know he did everything he possibly could to get his boys out of the home. So its just absolutely tragic and i cant imagine the pain. Reporter by daylight state and local fire investigators were inside and out of the wooden structure built in 1960. Brian lukens a Deputy Montgomery county sheriff bought his family home six ye
Brian Deputy Montgomery county sheriff was out of the house when fire crews arrived along with his wife tracy and nineyearold daughter sophia. Inside in their second floor bedroom 11yearold brian, jr. , and sixyearold parker. Unfortunately there were two juvenile males located on the second floor deceased. The cause of this fire is unknown at this time. Reporter by daylight, the blackened structure was surrounded by state and local fire investigators who could be seen handling what looked like a scorched piece of wire. Nearby, what appeared to be a blackened portable heater. Kyles son grayson was pals with brian, jr. Here they are brian on the right enjoying a field trip just last week. What are you telling your boys . You know, we gave them a big hug this morning. My wife broke the news to my son. And he broke down immediately. Reporter a truck destroyed by the flames in a car sit in the driveway investigators removed several guns from a gun locker in the front of the home. Dave about
Boys. Always doing something and always have the basketball courts and everything here and the boys are out playing. One chased the other one and the other one and chased the dog around. A family friend is already raising funds via a go fund me site. I cant imagine losing one child let alone two and knowing you could do everything you could to save them and both parents its difficult, you know, i dont know how you move on and we as a community have to rally around them. Well, raised so far some excess of 60,000. Help the family with the material needs as it grieves the loss of its two little boys. Live in swanksville, john rawlins. Its so devastating thank you. We are following new developments on this story all day long on 6abc. Com. Right now you can get the latest updates from the scene along with video from chopper 6 hd. Now to an accuweather alert today. Its bitter cold out there this afternoon with biting winds and a light round of snow in the overnight forecast. Lets get the det