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It's been nearly a week since a house fire in Kensington took the lives of a father and his three boys.
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1 Person Hospitalized After Early Morning Fire In Kensington
The fire broke out at this three-story building around 3 a.m. Saturday on the 3100 block of Kensington Avenue.
One Injured In Kensington Apartment Fire
Flames broke out just after 2 a.m. Saturday inside the Bamboo Hair Salon in the 3000 block of Kensington Avenue.
Nine People Displaced After Fire Destroys Kensington Home
Flames broke out around 11:15 p.m. Sunday on the second floor of the home along the 3000 block of North Lee Street near Front Street.
Firefighters Union: Photos Show No Collapse Zone Around Fatal Kensington Warehouse Fire
The city has said a collapse zone was established at the site of the fatal fire, but at a City Hall news conference on Thursday, leaders of Firefighters Local 22 said their photographs indicate otherwise.
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Firefighters' Union Local 22 contends that Ayers and his two top deputies were guilty of incompetence and indifference, and should resign or be suspended.
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"You need to follow and make sure these funds are not delegated for anything other than to stop these brownouts, to support our firemen," said Diane Neary, whose husband Robert was killed in a warehouse fire last month in Kensington.
Phila. Firefighters Killed Last Month Honored at Annual Fallen Heroes Ceremony
Philadelphia's annual remembrance for fallen heroes took on an especially somber tone as the families of two firefighters killed in the line of duty last month laid wreaths at the Living Flame memorial service.
Philadelphia Lawmakers Plan Tougher Controls On Vacant, Fire-Prone Properties
The Kensington warehouse blaze earlier this month that claimed the lives of two Philadelphia firefighters is still having a ripple effect through city government.
Owners of Warehouse Where Firefighters Died Have Been Making Good On Back Taxes
The implication from a city statement shortly after the fatal fire was that the warehouse owners were huge tax deadbeats.
Federal Safety Board Gathering Info From Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters
Philadelphia fire commissioner Lloyd Ayers says representatives from NIOSH -- the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health -- are here as part of an ongoing evaluation of dangers that firefighters face.
Grand Jury Will Probe Warehouse Blaze That Killed 2 Philadelphia Firefighters
In a statement, the district attorney's office confirmed that it will submit evidence gathered in the April 9th fire to an investigating grand jury for review and possible charges.
A Fuming Mayor Nutter Backs Full Probe Into Blaze That Killed Firefighters
The mayor says he knows the owners of the building in which two firefighters died this month had received three violation notices and never responded.
Neighbors Remember Fallen Firefighters At Candlelight Vigil In Kensington
Hundreds of neighbors held a community vigil in Kensington on Sunday evening to honor the memory of two Philadelphia firefighters who were killed in a devastating warehouse fire on Monday.
Wakes Held Today For 2 Firefighters Killed In Kensington Fire
Local 22 President Bill Gault says the funerals will be massive. "I expect about 2,000 to 3,000 firefighters from across the United States and Canada here and probably two hundred to three hundred pieces of apparatus."
I-Team: Kensington Warehouse Owners Owe City Hundreds Of Thousands In Back Real Estate Taxes
The CBS 3 I-Team has learned the owners of the abandoned warehouse at the center of a fire that killed two Philadelphia firefighters own dozens of other properties across the city and owe the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in back real estate taxes.
With Death of Firefighters, Philadelphia's Blight Becomes More Urgent Issue
The Thomas Buck building, where the fire that killed two firefighters on Monday started, is just one of about 25,000 vacant properties in Philadelphia that create safety hazards in neighborhoods.
Philadelphia Presses Forward With Probe of Deadly Kensington Warehouse Fire
The fire marshal is probing what started the fire, and aides to the mayor are looking at other properties in the city held by the warehouse owners.
Nutter: Firefighter Deaths Terrible Loss For City, Fire Dept., Families
Appearing on Eyewitness News on the CW-Philly, this morning, Nutter said the city will continue to pursue all possible legal action against the property owners, including "outstanding taxes, where the owners are, what they're doing -- their failure to respond to at least three violation notices that we sent. We know that they received them."
Councilwoman: Vacant Kensington Warehouse Victim Of Recession
City Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez, whose district includes the site of the fire, says New York Developers three years ago purchased the building with some grand plans.
Outpouring Of Support For Families Of Fallen Firefighters
A message on the firehouse's Facebook page reads, "Thank you to everyone for your loving support during this most difficult time."
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