The fire hit a building in Philadelphia, United States, on Wednesday. It took the firefighters 50 minutes to bring it under control.
A tragic fire has already claimed the lives of thirteen people, including seven children, in Philadelphia. The fire hit a building in the center of this city in the eastern United States on Wednesday, according to the city’s firefighters.
“For now, the toll is 13 (dead)”, said a representative of the firefighters, specifying that this figure could still evolve. “It was terrible (…) it’s a terrible record,” he added, during an impromptu press briefing broadcast live on Twitter. Several children are among the victims.
Philadelphia firefighters arrived at the scene at 6:40 a.m. They had to face “an intense fire from the second floor of a house” which has three. “It took 50 minutes to bring the fire under control,” they said in a tweet.
The fire took place in the central and residential neighborhood of Fairmont, where the great museums of Philadelphia are located. According to several American media, the affected building belongs to the city.
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