65-year-old woman dead in North Philly house fire
Firefighters responded to a brief but smoky fire on the 800 block of West Tioga Street.
A 65-year-old woman died in a brief but smoky house fire Tuesday afternoon in North Philadelphia, authorities said.
Around 3:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a reported fire on the 800 block of West Tioga Street and found heavy smoke on the second floor of a two-story rowhouse, said Rachel Cunningham, communications director for the Philadelphia Fire Department.
The fire was declared under control at 3:46 p.m., Cunningham said.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by medics, police said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office, Cunningham said.
A neighbor was displaced from their home because of the fire.
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