By Mitchell Willetts

The Herald

LEBANON, Pa. — An EMT responding to a deadly fire at a birthday party found her 4-year-old daughter among the victims, Pennsylvania officials say.

The Sept. 28 house fire killed five people in Lebanon, striking during a family’s birthday celebration, the Lebanon Daily News reported. Two adults and three juveniles died as a result of the blaze.

Azelyn Arenas, an EMT and a mother, responded to the scene along with her crew at 8:43 a.m., First Aid and Safety Patrol officials said in a Facebook post. The tragedy became very personal.

“Upon arrival, units encountered multiple patients,” and Arenas’ daughter, Veyda, was one of them, officials said. Veyda died from her injuries.

“There are no words to capture the pain of losing a child, and no words to descri

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