South Union fire that killed two children ruled accidental, cause of death determined
The fatal fire that killed two children who became trapped in their South Union Township bedroom Jan. 8 was ruled accidental by a state police fire marshal, and their causes of death were determined.
RyLeigh Weasenforth, 7, and her 5-year-old brother, Gunner Weasenforth, were unable to escape the blaze that started just outside their bedroom at about 5:30 a.m. Family members and firefighters suffered burns trying to rescue them.
The children died from carbon monoxide toxicity, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.
“They did deem it was accidental. There was nothing suspicious about it,” said state police Trooper Robert Broadwater.
The fire was electrical in nature, he said.