One hospitalized after rowhome fire in North Philadelphia
Cleanup will begin Wednesday morning after a fire gutted part of a rowhome on the 2900 block of Wishart Street. One person was taken to the hospital.
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Cleanup will begin Wednesday morning after a fire gutted part of a rowhome on the 2900 block of Wishart Street. One person was taken to the hospital.
Assistant Fire Chief Charles Walker said Ladder 1, which was just recommissioned on Monday afternoon, was the first company to arrive at The Philadelphian when the fire broke out later that night.
A woman rescued from a fire inside The Philadelphian condo building in the city's Art Museum district died at the hospital early Tuesday morning. The first fire company to respond to the blaze, Ladder 1, was just reinstated on Monday after being out of commission for years.
Philadelphia was awarded $22.4 million from FEMA on Monday to hire 72 new firefighters and reopen three fire companies, President Joe Biden announced.
President Joe Biden will visit Philadelphia Monday to announce that the city's fire department is receiving a $22.4 million grant. The SAFER grant will fund firefighters' salaries and benefits and allow the department to reopen three fire companies: Engine 6 in Fishtown, Ladder 1 in Fairmount, and Ladder 11 in South Philadelphia. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/biden-to-speak-at-philadelphia-fire-department-event-monday-help-announce-22m-grant/
Firefighters said the blaze began just after midnight on the 6000 block of North 12th Street. A man was killed, and a 60-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The Philadelphia Fire Department is receiving a $22.4 million grant to help pay firefighters' salaries and reopen three fire companies.
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Philadelphia Fire crews responded to an early morning house fire at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Palmer Street in Fishtown on Sunday. The Red Cross was called to assist the displaced residents. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/2-displaced-early-morning-house-fire-fishtown-philadelphia/
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