A three-year-old boy died in a fire in Liberty the evening of August 17. The fire broke out after 10 p.m. in a bungalow at Camp Mareh Yechezkel on Route 55.

New York State troopers responded to the scene and were told about the boy, Aron Follman, but were unable to enter the building because of smoke and flames. Fire departments from Liberty, White Sulphur Springs, Swan Lake, Monticello and Livingston Manor responded and were able to extinguish the fire.

Investigators located the body of the child in a rear bedroom. The boy’s mother was able to get her five other children out of the building.

The bungalow, a double unit, housed two families, and all members of the other family were evacuated safely. According to eyewitness reports, the fire is believed to have started in the master bedroom.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Sullivan County Fire Investigation Team and investigators from the state police. A state police trooper and a sergeant suffered smoke inhalation and were treated at Catskill Regional Medical Center.

Additionally, a five-year-old child was treated for burns to his leg. State police were assisted at the scene by Hatzolah ambulance, Mobil Medic ambulance and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.