Hudson Valley Dad’s Final Act Leaves First Responders In Tears
A Hudson Valley dad ran into a burning home to save his two sons. What police found inside left the community shattered—and the full story is even more heartbreaking.
New York State Police provided more information and tragic news about a fire that killed a Hudson Valley father and his two sons.
Goshen House Fire Kills Three
On Saturday night, a woman who lived upstairs at a multi-family residence at 876 Pulaski Highway in the town of Goshen noticed smoke coming from a pipe behind a kitchen stove.
She fled the home with her two children and called 911.
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Just before leaving, she noticed her downstairs neighbor, 50-year-old Shane Munn, doing yardwork.
Moments later, Shane was seen running back into the residence and did not return.
Goshen Father Went Inside Burning Home To Save Autistic Nonverbal Sons
Friends say Munn was a single father with two nonverbal children. He rushed back inside to save his autistic nonverbal sons, ages 12 and 17, but died in the living room.
Firefighters found Shane deceased in the living room of the downstairs apartment.
First responders found his two sons, 17-year-old Ryan H. Munn and 12-year-old Travis A. Munn, unresponsive in a bedroom.
Life-saving efforts were performed at the scene before both were taken to Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill.
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Sadly, both succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
Fire Ruled Accidental
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Police say their preliminary investigation determined the cause of the fire was "accidental in nature."
