The Fire Marshal’s Office and ATF are investigating the cause of Wednesday's fire that claimed the lives of 12 people, including 8 children. Sources tell FOX 29 a Christmas tree that caught fire may have been the cause.
Philadelphia Housing Authority officials tell FOX 29 the family lived at the address since 2011, beginning their time in the home with six people. Their family expanded, but officials said they did not ask for a larger house.
Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said during a briefing late Wednesday morning that only two potential exits could be identified in the building due to its configuration. "We plan on making sure that this tremendous loss of life did not happen in vain," said Deputy Fire Commissioner Murphy. "It was terrible. I’ve been around for 35 years now and this is probably one of the worst fires I have ever been to," said Murphy.
City officials clarified in their updated Wednesday night that they received 36 911 calls regarding the fire between 6:36 a.m. and 6:39 a.m. Wednesday morning. They say the first call at 6:36 was answered immediately, and the call-taker got information on the fire's location and transferred the call to fire communications less than a minute later. Fire personnel were dispatched at 6:38 a.m. and arrived on scene two minutes later.
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