she has been identified as peggy corinne armato. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at the scene and walter you've got the full story. >> reporter: jim, as we take a live look at the scene i can tell you that mrs. armato's surviving family members returned here. they were devastated by their loss. they also say the hero in this story is the family dog. >> the house is a shell. there's nothing left. neighbor charles read says he still has a hard time believing how fast his neighbor's home went up in flames. >> it was shocking to see everything develop so quickly. one of the things, it's just -- it's happening right in front of you and i think it's just tough to wrap your head around it. >> reporter: it started around 2 o'clock this morning here on the 100 block of skippack creek road. the family that lived in this house says it was their dog barking like crazy when the fire started that woke them up. five members of the armato family lived here, four escaped. neighbors say mr. armato tried saving his wife before rescue crews

she has been identified as peggy corinne armato.live at the scene and walter you've got the full story. >> reporter: jim, as we take a live look at the scene i can tell you that mrs. armato's surviving family members returned here. they were devastated by their loss. they also say the hero in this story is the family dog. >> the house is a shell. there's nothing left. neighbor charles read says he still has a hard time believing how fast his neighbor's home went up in flames. >> it was shocking to see everything develop so quickly. one of the things, it's just -- it's happening right in front of you and i think it's just tough to wrap your head around it. >> reporter: it started around 2 o'clo

rescue crews did what they could to save the fifth person identified as 62-year-old peggy corinne armato who was trapped inside. >> it was clear there was one woman trapped in the rear of the house. we attempted to enter the house when the floors collapsed underneath us. >> reporter: despite the floor collapse no firefighters were injured but mrs. armato was cleared. firefighters from nine different companies arrived the which took two hours to bring under control. the house was destroyed and what remains standing will have to be leveled. neighbors tell us they were stunned by the speed the fire spread. >> it was very unexpected. it was shocking to see everything develop so quickly. one of the things -- it's happening right in front of you and i think it's tough to wrap your head around it. >> reporter: back out live on the scene here the four people who survived are mrs. armato's husband, mother and two adult children. no serious injuries to report and for now the cause of the fire remains under investigation. reporting live from lower salford, walter perez channel6 "action news." sarah