PA - 13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia row house fire, Jan 2022

[Filly]

Beautiful children. The looks on firefighters faces as well as police present told a story.

Fairmount. Gorgeous brownstones divided up with at the most two ways out.

Our city mourns and questions.

Thank you to our tremendously heroic firefighters and our Philly police. All first responders. Thank you.

 

[Shamrock1]

“Neither the city’s building codes nor PHA policy requires rental units of that size to have a fire extinguisher, sprinklers, fire escapes, or hardwired, tamperproof smoke detectors, according to city and PHA officials.”
Apartment where 12 people died in fire did not have extinguisher, records show

 

[Shamrock1]

HUD’s smoke detector requirements: https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOC_35331.PDF
Note: hard-wired is not a requirement per HUD.

Hard-wired/interconnected is a requirement for newer construction in Philly: https://www.phila.gov/media/2019030...No.-0502-Smoke-Alarms-in-Family-Dwellings.pdf

 

[Trident]

Beautiful children. The looks on firefighters faces as well as police present told a story.

Fairmount. Gorgeous brownstones divided up with at the most two ways out.

Our city mourns and questions.

Thank you to our tremendously heroic firefighters and our Philly police. All first responders. Thank you.

In my last two PA apartments there was only ONE way out. Now I live in a house and only have two ways out. How many do you think there should be?

 

[Shamrock1]

Ionization vs photoelectric smoke detectors per NFPA: Ionization vs photoelectric

KAKE News Investigates: Stunning delay in the type of smoke detector in most homes

 

[sallye818]

Philadelphia fire: Woman loses daughters, grandchildren in blaze that killed 12

Apologies if this was already posted, but it is so heartbreaking. Praying for this grandma and her one remaining grandchild.

 

[sds71]

@anna_orso

Philly officials say a preliminary investigation shows the Fairmount fire that killed 12 last week was likely started when a Christmas tree went up in flames and was ignited by a lighter. A “traumatized” child had told officials he was playing with the lighter when tree caught.

 

[Shamrock1]

Smoking is one reason to have a lighter in the home. Perhaps the occupants of the Christmas tree unit disabled their smoke detectors to smoke indoors. (Yes, the lease probably prohibits smoking and yes, there are several reasons for non-smokers to have lighters). JMO.

Poor 5yr old is going to need lots of skilled therapy.

 

[sds71]

The victims of the Jan. 5 fire were all on the third floor of a duplex north of the city center near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The three-story brick duplex was owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority, which is the city's public housing agency and the state's biggest landlord.

Three sisters — Rosalee McDonald, Virginia Thomas and Quinsha White — and nine of their children died in the blaze, according to family members. The city last week identified the other victims as Quintien Tate-McDonald, Destiny McDonald, Dekwan Robinson, J'Kwon Robinson, Taniesha Robinson, Tiffany Robinson, Shaniece Wayne, Natasha Wayne and Janiyah Roberts. Officials did not provide their ages.

Funeral services held for 12 killed in Philadelphia fire

Funeral services held for 12 killed in Philadelphia fire

 

[Shamrock1]

The Philadelphia Bar Association is doing a virtual CLE (continuing legal education course) on the fire as it relates to poverty. I think non-members who don’t want course credit can register for around $20. CLE - The Fairmount Fire: Dissecting the Impact of Poverty on a Client’s Crucial Life Decisions - LIVE WEBCAST - Philadelphia Bar Events