Seven children among 13 people dead in Philadelphia house fire
by Maya Yang and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#5TPE2)
- Large fire broke out at three-storey rowhouse in Fairmount
- Officials say four smoke detectors in building were not working
A large house fire in Philadelphia early on Wednesday killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals, fire officials said.
Officials said at a news conference later in the morning that there were four smoke detectors in the building but that none were operating.
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