At least 13 people are believed to be dead, including several children, after a fire engulfed a row house in Philadelphia overnight, sources told Fox 29. Two more victims, an adult and a child, were rushed to local hospitals in critical but stable condition, according to sources. The fire is believed to have started on the second floor of the building, sources told Fox 29’s Steve Keeley. YouTube Tips ⓘ
Police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022 to a report of a fire in a three-story row house in the bock of 800 North 23rd Street in Philadelphia
Upon arrival firefighters saw flames showing at the second floor level. The fire was extinguished in about 50 minutes.
The cause of a fire in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia that killed at least 13 including seven children is now under investigation. Fire officials said the building, which included 18 people living in a duplex on the second and third floors, had four smoke detectors but none of them were working (LiveNOW from FOX). YouTube Tips ⓘ
— Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) January 5, 2022
PFD responded to a fatal fire this morning on the 800 block of N. 23rd St. The fire is under control but the scene is still active.
— Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) January 5, 2022
Preliminary information indicates companies arrived at 6:40 a.m. and found heavy fire coming from the second floor of a three-story rowhouse. It took 50 minutes to place the fire under control. More to come.
— Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) January 5, 2022
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