Three children and one man were killed in a house fire that engulfed both floors of a two-story rowhouse in Philadelphia early Sunday morning.
The fire at the home, located on Hartville Street in the Kensington neighborhood, was contained by 2.28am, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
‘Despite an aggressive interior attack by firefighters, four people did not survive; three of them were children,’ the fire department said in a statement.
One woman was hospitalized after she jumped from the second floor of the burning building. She is listed in stable condition at a local hospital, according to WCAU.
Photos of the early morning scene taken by a WTXF reporter show the block surrounded by an orange glow from the flames.
Video from the scene shows thick black smoke billowing from the building as first responders try to hose it down.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The names and ages of the victims have not been released.
Three children and one adult were killed in a fire at a rowhouse in North Philadelphia early Sunday morning
One woman was hospitalized after she jumped out of the burning building’s second floor. She is listed in stable condition as of Sunday morning
‘Despite a strong response by the PFD, it has been a devastating morning in Kensington,’ the fire department said in a tweet at 8am.
‘Please keep the community and our members in your thoughts.’
News video from the scene shows a fire truck lingering in the narrow street outside the rowhome after the fire was contained.
No other homes in the neighborhood appear to have been damaged.
Footage from the Citizen app shows thick clouds of smoke spewing out of the home during an otherwise quiet evening.
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