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Suspected Arsonists Face Federal Charges For Pizzeria Fire That Killed Philly Fireman Suspected Arsonists Face Federal Charges For Pizzeria Fire That Killed Philly Fireman
Suspected Arsonists Face Federal Charges For Pizzeria Fire That Killed Philly Fireman Two Philadelphia could face up to life in prison after federal prosecutors say they deliberately set a fire that killed a city firefighter last summer.  Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama, both 29, are charged with malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce and conspiracy to commit the same, said US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a release.  Federal investigators believe the pair set the blaze at 300 W. Indiana Ave. on June 18, 2022, that killed 51-year-old fireman Sean Williamson. He and four other first responders were in the structure when it collapsed…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51 Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51 A longtime Philadelphia firefighter killed in a building collapse Saturday, June 18 has been identified as Sean Williamson. A 27-year department veteran, 51-year-old Williamson was crushed by rubble at 300 W, Indiana Ave., which went up in flames around 2 a.m., fire officials said. Around 90 minutes later, it collapsed. Four other firefighters and a Licensing and Inspections Department inspector were pulled from the rubble and treated at Temple University Hospital, officials said. Update: PFD continued work to rescue 2 trapped members from the collapse at 300 W. Indiana St. 1 member wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Philadelphia Firefighter Killed, 5 Others Pulled From Rubble In Building Collapse Philadelphia Firefighter Killed, 5 Others Pulled From Rubble In Building Collapse
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed, 5 Others Pulled From Rubble In Building Collapse A longtime Philadelphia firefighter died and five others were injured in a building collapse in the northern part of the city early Saturday, June 18, officials said. Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said only that the fallen firefighter was a 27-year department veteran. The blaze at 300 W. Indiana Ave. in Fairhill — which apparently was occupied by a pizzeria — broke out just before 2 a.m. While the fire had been extinguished, the building collapsed about 90 minutes later, Murphy said. Four other firefighters and a Licensing and Inspections Department inspector were pulled from the …

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by Cecilia Levine