Fairmount House Fire 2022. Following the fire Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy stated that the Philadelphia Housing Authority had inspected the home. Eight people managed to escape and a child and an adult were taken to hospital.
The house had been converted into two apartments, police said. Large fire broke out at three-storey rowhouse in Fairmount neighborhood, as officials say four smoke detectors in building were not working. Philadelphia firefighters work at the scene of a deadly row house fire (Picture: AP).
Following the fire Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy stated that the Philadelphia Housing Authority had inspected the home.
The house had been converted into two apartments, police said.
The house had been converted into two apartments, police said. A fire that engulfed a house in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood was fatal, according to the city's Fire Department. The Philadelphia Fire Department described it as a "fatal fire" without giving further details, saying officials would hold a news briefing later Wednesday morning near the house in the East Coast city's Fairmount neighborhood.