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Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old Infant, Philadelphia Fire Department Says Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old Infant, Philadelphia Fire Department Says
Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old Infant, Philadelphia Fire Department Says One man has died and four other people — including an infant —were injured in a residential fire early Wednesday morning, April 3, authorities told Daily Voice.  Firefighters were called to the 1900 block of Dennie Street around 2:15 a.m., a Philadelphia Fire Department spokesperson said. They arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor of a two-story row house, according to officials.  The fire was placed under control by 2:26 a.m., PFD said.  A 62-year-old man was killed and four others injured: a 19-year-old woman, a 1-month-old infant, a man of unknown age, and a 38-ye…

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by Mac Bullock
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Four Displaced By Fire In Northeast Philadelphia: Authorities Four Displaced By Fire In Northeast Philadelphia: Authorities
Four Displaced By Fire In Northeast Philadelphia: Authorities Philadelphia firefighters responded to a burning home in the city's Frankford neighborhood early on Tuesday, April 2, officials told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 4300 block of Griscom Street around 1:45 a.m., PFD said. Firefighters found heavy fire coming from the two-story home and took 30 minutes to place the flames under control, according to a spokesperson.  Medics treated two people at the scene and took them to an area hospital, officials said. The blaze displaced four people in total.  The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause and origin, PFD added.&nbs…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE) Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE)
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (Update) An elderly couple killed when their home exploded in Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday has been identified, officials announced. David Mitchell Jr. 89 and his 87-year-old wife Helen Mitchell died in the blast in the 1400 block of Riverview Road in Crescent Township, Allegheny County, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner. The was felt about a mile away just before 9 a.m. on March 12, officials told the press at a news conference at 11:30 a.m. that day. Allegheny County's emergency management and members of the fire marshal's office were called to the scene to investigate.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
One Killed In Lower Southampton Blaze: Officials (PHOTOS) One Killed In Lower Southampton Blaze: Officials (PHOTOS)
One Killed In Lower Southampton Blaze: Officials (Photos) One person has died after an early morning house fire in Lower Southampton Township on Wednesday, Jan. 10, authorities told Daily Voice.  Multiple departments were called to a home on Hilton Avenue in Oakford section around 3:20 a.m., according to the Feasterville Fire Company.  Facebook/Lower Southampton Fire Dept. The Bucks County Coroner's Office said they were called to the scene and confirmed that one person was killed. The victim's name has not been released as of early Wednesday afternoon.  Facebook/Lower Southampton Fire Dept. "Our thoughts and prayers go out t…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
North Philadelphia Fires Kill Woman, Injures Firefighter North Philadelphia Fires Kill Woman, Injures Firefighter
North Philadelphia Fires Kill Woman, Injures Firefighter One woman is dead and a Philadelphia firefighter is hurt after a pair of fires on Tuesday, Dec. 19, and early Wednesday, Dec. 20, officials told Daily Voice.  The first blaze broke out around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 800 block of West Tioga Street in Franklinville, a Fire Department spokesperson said. First responders arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the second floor of a two-story rowhome, but firefighters brought the flames under control within about 15 minutes, according to PFD.  One unidentified woman was killed and one neighbor was displaced, authorities said.  …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life A heavy fire that tore through a row home in Reading Thursday claimed the lives of a woman and her young child, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the smoke-filled corner home in the 900 block of Muhlenberg Street just after 9:45 a.m., officials said. Crews rescued multiple people from the home, including 32-year-old Catherine May Dingle and her 9-year-old son, according to Berks and Lehigh County Coroner's Offices. Dingle died of a combination of second-and third-degree burns over 86 percent of her body and smoke inhalation injuries Thursday night at Lehigh Valle…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Historic Philadelphia Church Ravaged By Flames, Neighbors Displaced Historic Philadelphia Church Ravaged By Flames, Neighbors Displaced
Historic Philadelphia Church Ravaged By Flames, Neighbors Displaced A fire ravaged a historic church in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon. Flames shot out of St. Leo's Church in Tacony as firefighters arrived around 5:15 p.m. More than 100 firefighters, medics and chiefs responded to the 2-alarm blaze at the vacant building, the Philadelphia Fire Department said. Several people were displaced from neighboring buildings, which also sustained damage.  The fire was under control after approximately 2 hours, authorities said. The cause is under investigation by the Fire Marshal's Office. Built in the 1890s, the church merged with Our Lady of Consolati…

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by Cecilia Levine