13 KILLED IN FIRE: 13 people have died, including seven children, following a fire inside of a Philadelphia Housing Authority row home in the city's Fairmount neighborhood on Wednesday morning.
13 people have died and two others are seriously injured following a fire inside of a three-story row home in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood Wednesday morning.
Authorities have confirmed that the fire claimed the lives of 13 people including seven children. The ages of the victims have not yet been released. "This is without a doubt one of the most tragic days in our city's history," Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said Wednesday morning, as he called for prayers. "Losing so many kids is just devastating."
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