The Armstrong County Coroner has identified the three victims in Monday morning’s fatal fire in Kittanning.
The two adults who died in the blaze were 28-year-old Kayla Whittaker, 26-year-old Jason Blystone, Jr. and her child, 3-year-old Ryland Whittaker. Two other children, identified only as a nine-year-old and a five-year-old, were able to get out of the duplex on North Grant Avenue and alert the neighbors.
Officials with Kittanning Hose Company 6 said the fire started near the rear of one side of the duplex and spread quickly. No word on how the fire started. Two firefighters were hurt when they fell through the second floor. The two were treated at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital.
