Photo / Go Fund MeA US father and two of his sons were killed in a Christmas morning fire that is believed to have been started by lights on the family's Christmas tree. "We will be continuing to investigate to find out why it ignited, but the evidence is very clear that it started in the Christmas tree. It was a real tree," Quakertown police chief Scott McElree told the Bucks County Courier Times. "A Christmas tree burns very quickly and very hot." McElree said a dry Christmas tree was "a violent and robust source" for a fire and the "immense amount of heat" contributed to its ferocity.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 26, 2021 22:12 UTC