Firefighters battled two separate fires in Philadelphia on Monday, including one that turned deadly. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has sound with an official who stated the city has a “fire problem.”
A person died and another jumped to escape the flames as fire tore through a North Philadelphia rowhome Monday morning.
Philadelphia firefighters rushed to Seybert Street, near North 25th Street, in the Brewerytown neighborhood just after 4 a.m. to find flames coming from the first floor of a rowhome, Philadelphia Fire Capt. Derek Bowmer said.
"Flames were coming out so fast," neighbor Renee Bowers said.
It took about 45 minutes to get the blaze under control, firefighters said.
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Firefighters found a person dead on the first floor of the home, Bowmer said. A man who lives in the home escaped by jumping and was being treated for smoke inhalation, the fire department said.
Investigators searched for a cause of the deadly blaze Monday morning.
This was at least the 40th fire fatality in the city in 2022 and the second just this weekend, Bowmer said.
"We have a fire problem in this city," Bowmer said.
Firefighters said they didn't find any working smoke detectors in the home. Bowmer urged anyone who needs help installing smoke and carbon monoxide alarms reach out to 311.
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