Teachers at Pipe Creek Elementary School this week have had to balance their own grief with that of their students. "They’re sad," said Laura Fulton, principal of the Peru, Indiana school. "They walk into the classroom and see that empty desk sitting there." Three siblings — 6-year-old Miracle Gingerich, 5-year-old Steven Gingerich and 1-year-old Wilma Gingerich — died Saturday, Feb. 27, in a fire at their home in the 13000 block of South County Road 300 East in Miami County north of Indianapolis. “It’s been surreal," Fulton added. "This is my 28th year in education, and it’s the first time I’ve ever dealt with the death of a student."