Community remembers father and 7-year-old son killed in fire

CHESTER, Pa. (FOX 29) - A community came together Monday to remember a father and son killed in a fire over the weekend in Chester.

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Family and friends honored the lives of Ralph Freeman and his 7-year-old son, James Comeger. The father and son died early Sunday morning after their Chester apartment caught fire. James' mother flew in from Missouri to mourn with her family members she was too overcome to talk to FOX 29.

PIseitta Arrington says her brother Ralph had seven children. His 4-year-old son Jeremiah, who is nicknamed "Lo", remains in critical condition at CHOP. Family members say "Lo" suffered smoke inhalation in the fire.

"He is recovering he has a long road to recovery but with prayers and thoughts I know we'll get through it," grandmother Michelle Cooper said.

The investigation into how the fire started is ongoing.

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