A FIRE in Fairhill, Philadelphia has led to the death of a 27-year-old firefighter after a building collapse.
Reports indicate that other firefighters were rescued from the fire.
Was there a fire in Fairhill, Philadelphia?
According to the Philadelphia fire department, there was a fire in Fairhill, Philadelphia at dawn on June 18, 2022.
There were also reports of several firefighters trapped, with one dead.
A tweet from the fire department stated: "This morning, there was a building collapse during a fire response at 300 W. Indiana St in Fairhill which resulted in several firefighters and an L&I inspector trapped.
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It concluded: "So far, several were rescued and transported to hospitals. Work continues to free others."
However, four other firefighters and an inspector were rescued and taken to a hospital after the building collapsed.
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said that six people, five firefighters, and a city inspector, were initially trapped.
The building collapsed as the firefighters were escorting residents out of the building after putting out a fire.
The inspector has since been released from the hospital.
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