Malfunctioning furnace blamed in deaths of 3 relatives Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, February 2, 2021 COALPORT, Pa. (AP) - A malfunctioning coal-burning furnace is to blame for the deaths of three family members whose bodies were found in a central Pennsylvania home over the weekend, authorities said. State police in Clearfield County said the problem caused carbon monoxide to leak into the Coalport residence, killing 67-year-old Robert McClellan, his 57-year-old wife, Brenda, and her 68-year-old brother, Ronald Jasper. The owner of a business below the residence called 911 Saturday after finding the building full of smoke. The Glendale Volunteer Fire Department responded at 10:15 a.m. Saturday but found the victims dead. Assistant Fire Chief Hugh Yeckley said they are believed to have died sometime during the night.