Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that left a man dead on the second floor of a rowhome in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.
Investigators are looking into a fire that killed a man in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.
Crews with the Philadelphia Fire Department were called to a rowhome on the 4400 block of Bleigh Vanue just before 1 p.m. on Aug. 10 and saw smoke coming out a second-floor window.
Officials said that a 59-year-old man was found dead on that upper floor of the home.
Fighterfighters had the flames under control in about 20 minutes, according to officials.
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At this time it is not clear how the man died or how the fire started.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
