(New York) Treize personnes, dont plusieurs enfants, sont mortes dans un vaste incendie touchant un immeuble d’habitations en plein centre de Philadelphie, dans l’est des États-Unis, ont annoncé les pompiers de la ville mercredi.
« Pour l’instant, le bilan est de 13 (morts) », a déclaré un représentant des pompiers, en précisant que ce chiffre pouvait encore évoluer. « C’était terrible […] it’s a terrible record, ”he added, during an impromptu press briefing broadcast live on Twitter. Several children are among the victims.
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Philadelphia firefighters arrived at the scene at 6:40 am and had to deal with “an intense fire from the second floor of a house” which has three.
Philadelphia firefighters arrived at the scene at 6:40 am and had to deal with “an intense fire from the second floor of a house” which has three. “It took 50 minutes to bring the fire under control,” they said in a tweet.
The tragic fire took place in the central and residential district of Fairmont, where the great museums of Philadelphia are located. According to several American media, the affected building belongs to the city.