Breaking News At least 13 dead in fire at Philadelphia row home

[Race Jones]

Live updates: Philadelphia house fire

At least 13 people died in Philadelphia Wednesday morning in a fire that broke out in a three-story home that was converted into apartments, according to a law enforcement official. Follow here for the latest.

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• At least 13 people have died, including seven children, in a Philadelphia fire at a three-story home that was converted into apartments, officials said.
• The building had fire detectors, but they failed to work during the blaze, officials noted.
• The fire took 50 minutes to get under control, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.

 

[Race Jones]

This is horrific and an abysmal failure ! !

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Wtf ?
RIP to everyone involved

 

[Swabbie]

I didn't even know the housing authority had places in Fairmount. 13 people? My god.

 

[Tayboo]

My goodness, this is so sad. How do none of the fire detectors in the building work??

 

[Koltrain]

That is sad.. RIP to the victims