Fire North Philadelphia 2022. At least seven children are among the dead, an official from the Philadelphia Fire Department told reporters. Firefighters could be seen being going in and out of what appeared to be two homes.
PHILADELPHIA - A large house fire in Philadelphia early Wednesday caused fatalities, according to authorities, who declined to say how many people died. More than a dozen people, including several children, died on Wednesday when fire broke out at a row house in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood Firefighters arrived at the three-story property at about dawn and found heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the home, which is owned by the. The fire appeared to be out with ladders leaning against the corner building about three hours after the fire began.
By Joy Johnston, Cox Media Group National Content Desk.
Philadelphia firefighters and police work at the scene of a deadly row house fire, Wednesday, Jan.
At least two people were sent to hospitals, and officials warned the toll could grow as firefighters searched the rowhome. Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy told reporters it was one of the worst fires. Firefighters could be seen being going in and out of what appeared to be two homes.