Fire In Philadelphia Now 2022. Thirteen people died in Philadelphia Wednesday morning in a fire that broke out in a three-story home that was converted into Philadelphia police described the address as a home converted into two apartments. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Officials said at a news conference later in the morning that there were four smoke detectors in the building but that none. Two others were injured, reported WPVI-TV. Thirteen people died in Philadelphia Wednesday morning in a fire that broke out in a three-story home that was converted into Philadelphia police described the address as a home converted into two apartments.
A deputy fire commissioner at the scene declined to confirm the number of fatalities.
Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy told reporters it was one of the worst fires he had ever seen. "We plan on making sure that this tremendous loss of life did not happen in vain," he said on Wednesday.
Two others were injured, reported WPVI-TV. Officials said at a news conference later in the morning that there were four smoke detectors in the building but that none. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.