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Fire That Killed 2 Greene County Children Ruled Accidental

Waynesburg Fire Started In Dining Room

POSTED: 12:30 pm EDT March 19, 2010
UPDATED: 12:37 pm EDT March 19, 2010

Investigators have determined that the fire that killed two Greene County children in January was accidental.

Noah Havrilesko and Ava Holbert
Noah Havrilesko and Ava Holbert

The children, 11-year-old Noah Havrilesko and 13-year-old Ava Holbert, died when fire swept through a home on Richhill Street in Waynesburg.

Investigators spent nine weeks looking for a cause and they determined that the fire started in the dining room.

However, they said they also said they may never know the exact cause of the fire because of the severe damage to the home.


Memorial funds have been set up for donations for the families of the victims:

Havrilesko Memorial Fire Fund
First Federal Savings & Loan
East High Street
Waynesburg, PA 15370

Ava Holbert Memorial Fund
PNC Bank
West High Street
Waynesburg, PA 15370




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