August 23, 2024
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
Police say they have arrested a man tied to the Harrowgate rowhome fires that left 1 woman dead and 13 people displaced Friday morning. The fires are being investigated as arson.
A woman was killed in a house fire in Harrowgate that injured two others and displaced 13 people Friday morning.
The fire began in a rowhouse on the 1800 block of East Russell Street around 4:30 a.m. and spread to four other homes. Police said the blaze is being investigated as an arson and a male suspect is in custody.
Firefighters rescued residents who had evacuated to rooftops. Responders found the woman who died on the second floor of the home where the fire began. Her name and aged have not been released.
Medics treated two people for non-life-threatening injuries. The Red Cross and the Salvation Army are supporting the people displaced by the fire, NBC10 reported.
Philadelphia Assistant Fire Chief Charles Walker told NBC10 that firefighters are unsure how many people lived in the home that initially caught fire, and they did not find any working smoke detectors in the home.
