At least 1 reportedly dead after 3-alarm fire in Philadelphia
At least one person has died after a massive three-alarm fire Thursday in South Philadelphia, according to an NBC reporter.
At Least 1 Dead After South Philly Row Homes Erupt in Flames. Coming up on @NBCPhiladelphia, we will talk about how this is affecting the neighborhood https://t.co/vWyckRpxTq
— Stephania Jimenez (@NBC10_Stephania) December 19, 2019
Multiple people reportedly were trapped after a house apparently exploded, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Four row houses have partially collapsed, according to a Philadelphia radio station.
Three houses on fire, people trapped according to police. The cops just said the house is going to explode again so get back pic.twitter.com/defQFDyVVT
— pizza rising (@TamarUghhh) December 19, 2019
At least 4 row houses have partially collapsed. Now 3 alarms, more than 100 firefighters. https://t.co/no8HOv8Wf3
— Alex Silverman (@AlexSilverman) December 19, 2019
More than 100 firefighters battled the blaze in the 1400 block of South 8th Street in South Philadelphia.
2nd alarm means more than 100 PFD members are responding, plus reps from our partners at L&I, @PhilaOEM, @PhillyPolice, @SEPTA and many others.
— (@PhillyFireDept)Dec 19 2019
The fire apparently started at a middle row home and then spread to adjacent homes.
Check back to AJC.com for further updates.
