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KINGSTON &mdash; A mother and her son died in a fire that destroyed their home and severely damaged three other houses on Eley Street early Thursday morning.
				Kingston/Forty Fort Fire Chief Frank Guido said firefighters from multiple departments responded to a fully involved structure fire at 107-109 Eley St. just before 1 a.m.
				Firefighters were troubled by frigid conditions and frozen fire hydrants in the area, Guido said.
				&ldquo;Terrible conditions, we had multiple issues with fire hydrants, we have to find out what is going on there,&rdquo; Guido said. &ldquo;Multiple hydrants were frozen up due to the cold weather. They usually don&rsquo;t freeze up.&rdquo;
				Guido confirmed a mother and her son died in the blaze. Their bodies were removed by the Luzerne County Coroner&rsquo;s Office at about 8:30 a.m.
				Flames extended into occupied houses at 105 Eley St. and 111 Eley St., which were severely damaged.
				An occupied house at 113 Eley St. sustained smoke and water damage, Guido said.
				A total of six occupants from the three homes were forced to evacuate. Guido said they declined assistance by the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross saying they have other places to stay.
				Hours after the fire was extinguished, firefighters continued to hit hot spots of what remained of 107-109 Eley St. and 111 Eley St.
				Two state police deputy fire marshals were on scene.
				One deputy fire marshal surveyed the damage in an aerial ladder truck taking pictures and notes.
				All that remained of 107-109 Eley St. was the rear half of the structure and two chimneys. Debris from the house collapsed into 105 Eley St. with flames extending into neighboring homes, Guido said.
				Guido said occupants of the homes were not injured. Several firefighters slipped on ice that formed from water runoff.
				Firefighters from Edwardsville, Larksville, Plains Township and Wilkes-Barre assisted at the scene. 
				Original story posted 2:29 a.m. Thursday
				KINGSTON &mdash; Crews from multiple departments had to contend with ice and freezing temperatures as they battled a multi-alarm blaze on Eley Street early Thursday morning.
				At least one home appears to be destroyed and at least two others damaged by the flames, neighbor Joe Mertis told the Times Leader from the scene of the blaze.
				The fire is believed to have started around 1 a.m.
				There was no immediate official word on injuries or victims.
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Mother, son perish in Kingston fire; Four homes damaged in blaze