Seven children among 13 dead in Philadelphia house fire | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

Firefighters and police work the scene of a deadly fire on January 5, 2022, in Philadelphia’s popular museum district of Fairmount, The blaze was one of the deadliest in recent memory in America’s sixth-most populous metropolis. Ed JONES / AFP

“This is without a doubt one of the most tragic days in our city’s history, the loss of so many people in such a tragic way,” Mayor Jim Kenney told reporters. He told reporters that the toll was “dynamic because there is still an ongoing recovery effort inside,” adding that two additional people were rushed to hospital.He added it was too early to say what caused the blaze but that his department was investigating.

“We’re in the process of investigating this to the highest level that we can. We’re incorporating all of our resources.”The building is owned by Philadelphia’s public housing authority.Officers found “heavy fire” coming from the second floor of the three-story rowhouse at the 800 block of N. 23rd St when they arrived at 6:40 am , the fire department saidAbout 26 people had been living in the building, eight on the first floor and 18 across the second and third floors, according to Murphy.

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