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Philadelphia Fire Widow Gets Free Home Repairs, Thanks To Department Brethren
By Michelle Durham PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A group of off-duty Philadelphia firefighters donated their time over the past two days to perform some repairs on the house of one of their own, killed in the...
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One Dead, Another Injured In Kensington House Fire
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A house fire in Kensington has left one person dead and another hospitalized with severe burns Monday morning. The fire happened just before 10 a.m. along the 3400 block of Joyce...
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Safety Tips Offered By Philadelphia Fire Commissioner
By Jenn Bernstein PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia firefighters went door to door on the 6300 block of Beechwood Street in Germantown handing out and helping install smoke alarms. “Just hearing the...
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1 Dead After House Fire In Delaware County
SHARON HILL, Pa. (CBS) – A fire in Delaware County that left at least one person dead on Christmas Eve remains under investigation. The fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. in a two-story house on the 100...
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Man Found Dead After Northeast Philadelphia Rooming House Fire
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a man was found dead after a fire in a northeast Philadelphia rooming house. Police say the blaze in the Port Richmond structure was reported just before 9:20 p.m....
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In House Fire In Delaware
ELSMERE, Del. (AP) — One person is dead and another seriously injured after a house fire in Delaware. The state fire marshal’s office says the blaze was reported Wednesday night at a townhouse on...
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Elderly Man Dies After House Fire In Frankford
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – An elderly man has died after a fire in the Frankford section of Philadelphia on Sunday morning. Firefighters say the blaze broke out at a two-story building at 8:18 a.m. along...
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Another Fire In East Norriton, 2 Blocks From Yesterday’s Blaze, Kills 1
By Al Novack EAST NORRITON, Pa. (CBS) - A fire of undetermined origin claimed the life of an unidentified resident inside a home along the 500-block of Barbra Drive in East Norriton township early...
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Trenton Gang Member Gets 20-Year Sentence For Slaying
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Trenton gang member who is serving two consecutive life terms for his role in a deadly house fire has been sentenced for another unrelated slaying. Dewan “Gully Boy” Dennis...
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Firefighters Find Woman’s Body After Extinguishing Blaze At New Jersey Home
UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — State police say firefighters found a woman’s body after extinguishing a blaze at a central New Jersey home. But it’s not yet clear how the woman died or whether...
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Disabled Man Killed In Feltonville House Fire
By Steve Beck, Al Novack, Nicole Brewer PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Despite the best efforts of his wife, a disabled man was killed in a house fire in Philadelphia early Tuesday morning. The fire was first...
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1 Dead, Dozens Displaced After Apartment Fire In Lansdowne
By Jericka Duncan and Tim Jimenez LANSDOWNE, Pa. (CBS) – One woman is dead and more than three dozen people are displaced after an apartment fire Saturday morning in Lansdowne, Delaware County. The...
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Video Released Of Suspect Wanted For Questioning About Fatal Fire In Camden
CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) – New video of a suspect wanted for a summer fire that killed two teens has been released. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office released the video on Thursday. The clip shows a man...
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1 Dead In Bucks County Trailer Fire
By Robin Rieger and Dan Wing MORRISVILLE, Pa. (CBS) – Police say a 65-year-old man is dead following a fire that swept through a trailer home in Falls Township, Bucks County Sunday night. The fire at...
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Investigation Into Fatal Camden Fire Underway
CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) – Police in Camden are investigating a fatal fire that happened on Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out at 406 S 3rd Street in Camden. Crews responding to the scene discovered the...
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At Least 17 Residents, Business Owners Displaced By Queen Village Fire
By Justin Udo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A fire in the Queen Village neighborhood of South Philadelphia killed a veteran fire captain, injured another firefighter and ripped through several homes and...
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After Years of Neglect, Center City Eyesore Getting Facelift At Last
By Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A pair of notorious Brooklyn-based real estate speculators is making improvements to a center city Philadelphia property they own, after years of neglecting it. The...
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4 Dead, 3 Critically Hurt In Lancaster Fire
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A blaze that erupted early Thursday at a central Pennsylvania home killed four people, including two children, and left three other residents critically injured, authorities said....
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3rd Child Dies In 2-Alarm Fire In Delaware County
CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) – Officials say the young boy who was in critical condition after a two-alarm fire in Chester Wednesday has died (see related story). According to authorities, 4-year-old Moses...
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Officials: Deadly Fire In Chester Was Accidental
CHESTER, Pa., (CBS) – Officials say last week’s two-alarm house fire that claimed the lives of three children in Chester was accidental (see previous story). On Tuesday, officials announced that the...
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