{"id":1190571,"date":"2022-01-05T12:04:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1190571"},"modified":"2022-01-05T12:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:04:57","slug":"philadelphia-fire-13-dead-including-7-children-in-devastating-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-fire-13-dead-including-7-children-in-devastating-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Fire: 13 Dead, Including 7 Children, In Devastating Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphiladelphia-fire-13-dead-including-7-children-in-devastating-loss%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1190571&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A massive fire that started early Wednesday morning in Philadelphia has left at least 13 people dead, including seven children, according to local officials.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred along the 800 block of North 23rd Street in the Fairmount neighborhood at about 6:40 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The building is reportedly owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority and was divided into multiple units. It is believed 26 people lived in the building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is without a doubt one of the most tragic days in our city\u2019s history,\u201d Philadelphia Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said Wednesday morning, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/13-dead-2-hurt-after-fire-inside-fairmount-row-home-sources-say?taid=61d5a88777a35f000152acf4&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 29<\/a>. \u201cLosing so many kids is just devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DEADLY FIRE: Sources tell FOX 29 News that 13 people have died and two more were injured following a fire in Philadelphia\u2019s Fairmount neighborhood Wednesday morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/txdl8zbqsz\">https:\/\/t.co\/txdl8zbqsz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX29philly\/status\/1478732490701484033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fire took approximately 50 minutes to put out, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Preliminary information indicates companies arrived at 6:40 a.m. and found heavy fire coming from the second floor of a three-story rowhouse. It took 50 minutes to place the fire under control. More to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyFireDept\/status\/1478726710480838663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Fire Department shared an emotional update from near the scene of the incident on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fzj3TI3ttF\">https:\/\/t.co\/fzj3TI3ttF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyFireDept\/status\/1478754385664614407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is without a doubt one of the most tragic days in our city\u2019s history,\u201d Kenney said during the update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been around for 35 years now, and this was probably one of the worst fires I\u2019ve ever been to,\u201d one firefighter said in response to the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Visibly distraught fire official on Philadelphia row house fire that claimed at least 13 lives, including children: \u201cI\u2019ve been around 35 years now\u2014and this is probably one of the worst fires I\u2019ve ever been to.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpyJ1yVPan\">https:\/\/t.co\/SpyJ1yVPan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZD7Pd2cst\">pic.twitter.com\/jZD7Pd2cst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1478759415130079236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said, \u201cThis punches you in the gut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deputy Fire Commissioner \u201cat a loss of words\u201d following devastating row house fire that killed 13 people in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis punches you in the gut.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpyJ1yVPan\">https:\/\/t.co\/SpyJ1yVPan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5rSdJhJlj\">pic.twitter.com\/E5rSdJhJlj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1478757688347611137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other area lawmakers also extended their condolences and concerns in response to the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy prayers and thoughts are with all who have lost someone in this terrible tragedy. And because initial reports indicate some or all smoke detectors may not have been working, I am asking everyone: Please check your smoke detectors TODAY,\u201d Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Dwight Evans tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My prayers and thoughts are with all who have lost someone in this terrible tragedy. And because initial reports indicate some or all smoke detectors may not have been working, I am asking everyone: Please check your smoke detectors TODAY.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcSBLnUJ8P\">https:\/\/t.co\/QcSBLnUJ8P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Dwight Evans (@RepDwightEvans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDwightEvans\/status\/1478760772289417221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His words addressed some reports that have claimed the housing unit\u2019s smoke detectors did not go off in response to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely devastating news \u2014 13 lives lost, including 7 precious children,\u201d Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile officials work to understand this tragedy, my prayers are with their families,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolutely devastating news \u2014 13 lives lost, including 7 precious children.<\/p>\n<p>While officials work to understand this tragedy, my prayers are with their families.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTWszmmcPJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/sTWszmmcPJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (@RepDean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDean\/status\/1478764074318143496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is not yet known, and the investigation is ongoing. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is fighting Joe Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate in federal court.&nbsp; Join us in this fight by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lp.dailywire.com\/osha-petition\/\">signing our petition<\/a>&nbsp;to OSHA, telling them that you will not comply with this mandate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive fire that started early Wednesday morning in Philadelphia has left at least 13 people dead, including seven children, according to local officials. The incident occurred along the 800 block of North 23rd Street in the Fairmount neighborhood at about 6:40 a.m. The building is reportedly owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority and was &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1190571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1190571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1190571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1190571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1190571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}