Kids playing with lighter started blaze that killed their grandmother, cops say

Last updated: May 16, 2014 - 5:22pm

A view of the deadly blaze at 76 Main St., Mocanaqua.
MOCANAQUA — Two youngsters playing with a lighter in their bedroom started the deadly fire that killed their grandmother on Thursday, investigators...

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