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Multiple family members unaccounted for at East Lansdowne home razed in a fire after two officers were shot

A fire then broke out in the East Lansdowne house. Authorities say that people are unaccounted for, but that they don’t expect to get in until Thursday.

Firefighters battle a massive blaze that broke out late Wednesday at a home on Lewis Avenue in East Lansdowne. Delaware County officials said two officers, one from East Lansdowne and one from Lansdowne, were shot outside the home while responding to a call about the shooting of an 11-year-old girl inside.
Firefighters battle a massive blaze that broke out late Wednesday at a home on Lewis Avenue in East Lansdowne. Delaware County officials said two officers, one from East Lansdowne and one from Lansdowne, were shot outside the home while responding to a call about the shooting of an 11-year-old girl inside.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer