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  2. 2022 Philadelphia apartment fire - Wikipedia

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    On the morning of January 5, 2022, a fire tore through a row house converted into apartments in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Twelve people died, nine of them children, [2] and two others were injured. Five additional people escaped from the first floor unit with minor injuries. [1] [3] [4] The fire happened just ...

  3. Civil rights lawsuit filed over 2022 Philadelphia fire that ...

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    Families of the 12 people killed in a Philadelphia row house fire that began in a Christmas tree two years ago sued a pair of city agencies Friday, claiming unsafe conditions on the property ...

  4. 1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia

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    The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was an airstrike and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. Philadelphia police dropped two explosive ...

  5. Philadelphia man exonerated after spending nearly 30 years on ...

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    A man sentenced to death in a deadly Philadelphia apartment fire that he long denied setting has been freed after spending nearly 30 years in prison. Daniel Gwynn, 54, was released Thursday from ...

  6. Man set on fire after shooting in Overbrook apartment; 2 ...

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    PHILADELPHIA - Terrifying scenes erupted inside a Philadelphia apartment Wednesday morning, sending a 40-year-old man to the hospital in critical condition.. Reports of a person screaming prompted ...

  7. MOVE (Philadelphia organization) - Wikipedia

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    African Americans. MOVE (pronounced like the word "move"), originally the Christian Movement for Life, is a communal organization that advocates for nature laws and natural living, founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart). The name, styled in all capital letters, is not an acronym.

  8. Philadelphia fire: Smoke from Frankford building fire covers ...

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    PHILADELPHIA - Commuters heading into Philadelphia on Friday morning noticed part of the city's skyline covered by smoke from a massive building fire.. Over 100 firefighters battled a massive fire ...

  9. Philadelphia Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The PFD is the largest fire department in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also has the busiest Emergency Medical Services division in the United States with a single ambulance, Medic 2, responding to 8,788 calls in 2013 and Medic 8 responded to 9,011 calls in 2018.