"4 children die in Pa. row house blaze; Flames displace 42 residents" Associated Press July 06, 2014
PHILADELPHIA — A fire raced through a row of two-story homes in southwest Philadelphia early Saturday, killing three 4-year-olds and a baby and spreading to least other 10 houses, fire officials said.
Officials said the fire may have started in a couch on a porch, but the cause remains under investigation.
The blaze began shortly before 3 a.m. and was brought under control in about an hour, fire officials said. At least eight row homes were ruined, leaving behind only charred frames.
The Red Cross said the fire displaced 42 people.
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Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer said, ‘‘This is a tragic, tragic day for the city of Philadelphia. Tragic.’’
Sawyer added that guarding against fires is the responsibility of the entire community.
“I want everybody to understand that fire is everyone’s fight, not just the Fire Department’s,’’ he said.
I don't understand why is is policing collective blame on the residents, but I guess that is just a mindset that authority takes toward the rabble.
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Related:
"A blaze at a high-rise apartment that killed a fire lieutenant started in an air-conditioner electrical cord pinched between a bed frame and a wall, the fire commissioner said Sunday, adding that the fire had been ruled accidental....
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Then the embers went out for me. Sorry.
