Apartments condemned after fire

Apartments condemned after fire BY KELLY MONITZ Published: August 28, 2015 West Hazleton officials condemned the second-floor apartments where a small fire occurred Wednesday evening, displacing more than a dozen people, an assistant chief with the borough fire department said Thursday. Era Gould said the fire was contained to a small porch and fire escape […]

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City Council To Consider Mandatory Fire Escape Inspections

City Council To Consider Mandatory Fire Escape Inspections Following Deadly Collapse Last Year (Credit: Justin Udo) Mike Dunn By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A deadly fire escape collapse in Center City 18 months ago has prompted a proposal in City Council to require building owners to have their fire escapes inspected every five years. Councilman Curtis Jones […]

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Fatal Philly fire escape collapse

  _ Leonia man identified as victim in fatal Philly fire escape collapse PHILADELPHIA — The 22-year-old man who died after a fire escape collapsed at a historic Center City building on Sunday morning was identified by authorities Monday as Leonia resident Albert Suh. According to the Associated Press, Suh and two women, ages 25 and 26, […]

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