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84-Year-Old Killed In Afternoon House Fire: Philadelphia Police

A Philadelphia man was killed when a house caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, July 3, city authorities said in a release. 

Scene from the Lehigh Avenue fire on July 3

Scene from the Lehigh Avenue fire on July 3

Photo Credit: Citizen.App
Scene from the deadly Lehigh Avenue fire on July 3

Scene from the deadly Lehigh Avenue fire on July 3

Photo Credit: Citizen.App

Firefighters were called to the 2300 block of East Lehigh Avenue at 1:35 p.m., the police department said. 

The 84-year-old victim was found unresponsive on the first floor. PFD medics pronounced him dead minutes later, according to the release. His name was not reported. 

Units were still on the scene as of 3 p.m. 

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