Vigil Held To Remember 4 Children Killed In Southwest Philadelphia Fire
With a song and a prayer, the victims, families and community leaders stood in solidarity Thursday evening. They called it a night to start the healing process.
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With a song and a prayer, the victims, families and community leaders stood in solidarity Thursday evening. They called it a night to start the healing process.
Sanyeah reflects on a letter from the Mayor, who expressed sadness, sympathy and said firefighters did everything they could to save lives and the city would fully investigate the blaze. Sanyeah, still grieving, spent an hour meeting with Deputy Mayor Everett Gillison, which he calls positive.
For the first time we are hearing directly from the eyewitness who first spotted the flames.
Philadelphia Fire Officials have now released the 911 tapes of the first calls received alerting the fire department to a fire in the 6500 block of Gesner Street Saturday morning that killed four children.
Confusion and disagreement over what happened that night continues to percolate throughout the 6500 block of Gesner Street.
A large protest is being held Monday night outside of a fire station near the scene of Saturday's early morning house fire that left four children dead in Southwest Philadelphia.
Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer wouldn't go into specifics, but acknowledges firefighters have gotten threats from angry residents in the aftermath of the deadly blaze.
The community is coming together to support the families displaced by the three-alarm fire in Southwest Philadelphia on Saturday that claimed five homes, as well as the lives of four young children.
Commissioner Derrick Sawyer says fire fighters were called to the 6500 block of Gesner Street at 2:45 a.m. Saturday and found the blaze had already spread.
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a young Southwest Philadelphia girl who's been missing since early Saturday morning.
Police are investigating a double shooting inside a home in Philadelphia Thursday morning.
One man is dead after a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia Wednesday night.
A pedestrian died after being struck by a car in Southwest Philadelphia early Tuesday morning.
Drivers are advised to allow additional time to travel around the Platt Bridge (Route 291) during its closure.
Police are searching for the driver who fled the scene after striking a school bus in Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.
Police are investigating several shootings in Philadelphia Tuesday night.
Philadelphia Police say a missing two-year-old girl from the Southwest part of the city has been found safe.
The travel expenses, entry fees, lodging, and more have been paid for by donations from the community.
An Eyewitness News Exclusive – The father of a gas station clerk, shot and robbed, is speaking out and sharing what the suspects did following the heinous crime that left everyone amazed.
A convenience store clerk is hospitalized after being shot during a robbery in Philadelphia early Monday morning.
Matthew Montgomery, 27, of South Conestoga Street near Woodland Avenue, was arrested on Wednesday.
It happened around 4:41 p.m. at 56th Street and Hoffman Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.
Police say the victim was robbed by two men while sitting in his car in Southwest Philadelphia. They took his phone, cash, and wallet, which contained his address. Later, four men cleaned out his apartment.
The incident was reported shortly before 10 p.m. at S. 51st Street and Willows Avenue.
The accident occurred on 48th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue in the Kingsessing section of the city.
