“This is the worst fire I was ever involved in as far as fatalities. Serenity was there at the fund raiser too. We met the mom and dad of both Darkell and Ebony at the fund raiser,” said Shigo. “Larry Waters and I met Serenity later at the hospital. The Dunmore community responded quickly and a fund raiser was held at the Fireside Martini Grill in Dunmore March 15. Young fire survivor Serenity Session is shown looking at an Easter themed raffle basket held by Mary Kate Cadden of Dunmore. Dallas was transported to the Lehigh Valley Burn Unit, but died a day later.” Serenity was treated for smoke inhalation and released the next day. The PA and Commonwealth ambulances were there to provide CPR and transported Serenity to Geisinger CMC and Dallas to Moses Taylor. I handed Serenity off to Larry Waters to the front porch. “I was able to get Serenity, who was semi conscious, and Dallas, who was unconscious, out. Two of our men pulled the hand line to extinguish. “When we pulled into the scene the fire was going pretty hard on the second floor and moving up. Dunmore firemen Jordan Wisniewski and John Rebovich were also first responders. “A total of 12 more firefighters from Dunmore and 10 from Scranton were called to help. Darkell jumped out of a window, but five were inside. “Four of us were initially called to the scene of the fire,” he said. Shigo, who has 16 years experience as a Dunmore fireman, was extremely humble when interviewed by The Dunmorean. God bless the first responders and especially the family with so many lives lost.”Ĭhris DeNaples is Dunmore borough fire chief. We all need to thank these brave firefighters and police officers. “The entire community and myself personally have been acknowledging Eric for his efforts to save lives that would have been lost. Eric, himself, was trapped and disoriented for a while. “Lieutenant Eric Shigo from the Dunmore fire department risked all he has in life to enter that third floor inferno and rescue two of those children, one who died a day later but one who survived the blaze. “If not for the efforts of all the brave and highly trained firefighters from Dunmore, Scranton and surrounding communities, as well as our excellent Dunmore police department, the loss of life would have been worse. “Dunmore suffered an unimaginable tragedy with the loss of four innocent people, three who were children,” he said. He wrote the book “The Boys from Bucktown” the history of the Dunmore Fire Department.įormer Dunmore Councilman Paul Nardozzi, a former police officer, praised the Dunmore and Scranton fire departments for their heroic efforts. This group photo was was taken by Joe Klapatch. Saluting all the members of the Dunmore Fire Department. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives could not make a conclusive determination of the initial source of heat or what ignited. Investigators from the Dunmore police, Scranton police and U.S. Their son, Dallas Session, 1, died a day later.ĭarkell Session, who jumped out of a second floor window, and Serenity survived. Thompson, 26, and the couple’s daughter London Session, 5, and Tiara Session, 2, died in the fire. Ebony Thompson, her fiancé Darkell Session and their four children had recently moved into the apartment one floor above. Powell said the fire appeared to have started in the middle room of the vacant apartment on the second floor of 610 Third Street. The fire that killed a mother and three of her young children in Dunmore March 9 was ruled accidental and may have been fueled by debris left in another apartment, Lackawnna County District Attorney Mark Powell reported.Īrson was ruled out as a cause of the fire, added Powell in a statement last month. Her dad, Darkell Session, 24, also survived. Eric Shigo is shown with his son Brayden.ĭunmore fire department lieutenant Eric Shigo didn’t think twice when he risked his life and entered a burning building on Third Street last month to save other lives.Īnd because of his heroic effort as well as those of the Dunmore and Scranton fire departments, Serenity Session, 3, is alive today.
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