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Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old infant, PA Fire Officials Say Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old infant, PA Fire Officials Say
Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old infant, PA Fire Officials Say 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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Family Killed, Carbon Monoxide Possible Cause, Philadelphia Police Say Family Killed, Carbon Monoxide Possible Cause, Philadelphia Police Say
Family Killed, Carbon Monoxide Possible Cause, Philadelphia Police Say A family of three is suspected to have been killed by carbon monoxide in Philadelphia, police said. Firefighters and police officers were called to perform a wellness check on the family in a home on the 4000 block of Ashburner Street at 12:53 p.m. on Feb. 15, according to a PPD. They found a 47-year-old mom, the 56-year-old dad, and their 12-year-old daughter unresponsive, city police detailed in the release. The family was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 p.m., the PPD explained. Their names were not immediately released. Carbon monoxide is "suspected as the cause of death," b…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
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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