Philadelphia Honors Four Firefighters Who Died Battling Blaze At Center City Church In 1899

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphians honored fallen firefighters more than 100 years later. CBS3 was at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center City on Saturday for a memorial mass.

Four Philadelphia firefighters died while fighting a blaze at the church in 1899.

Mayor Jim Kenney attended Saturday's service to honor those first responders and all active firefighters for their service.

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