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‘Nightmare Scenario’: Responding EMT Finds Her 4-Year-Old Daughter Among Those Killed in Pennsylvania Fire

Five people died in a Lebanon County house fire caused by an electrical outlet, including a 4-year-old child whose EMT mother responded to the scene.

  • On Sunday morning in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, a house fire killed five people at a birthday gathering, including 4-year-old Veyda Pereyra, whose mother, EMT Azelyn Arenas, responded first.
  • Investigators say the fire started at an electrical outlet in the first-floor living room during a birthday celebration with 10 people inside, and the call came at 8:45 a.m.
  • Victims included Amarri Morris Rodriguez, 1-year-old, Jaeden Nunez, 17-year-old, Tailing Nunez, 23-year-old, and Josefina Estevez, 73-year-old, while two hospitalized, one in critical condition; First Aid & Safety Patrol were first ambulance units.
  • A GoFundMe for the family has raised nearly $50,000 after a First Aid & Safety Patrol Facebook post, and Steve Thompson, Thompson Funeral Home covered funeral expenses while a crisis intervention stress management team was established.
  • Gregg Smith, executive director of First Aid & Safety Patrol, said `This is our worst nightmare,` and urged sustained community support, warning of ongoing impact on first responders and families.
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‘Nightmare scenario’: Responding EMT finds her 4-year-old daughter among those killed in Pennsylvania fire

A devastating house fire in Pennsylvania on Sunday morning resulted in the deaths of four people, including the daughter of an EMT who responded to the scene.

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KCRG broke the news in Cedar Rapids, United States on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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