Man arrested, woman killed after fire spreads to multiple homes in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A woman was killed and 23 residents are displaced following a fire that broke out in the Kensington section of Philadelphia on Friday morning, according to police.
The fire, which is being investigated as a possible arson, happened on the 1800 block of Russell Street, just off Kensington Avenue, according to police. The fire began around 4:30 a.m. and spread to multiple homes, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.
Police said the woman was found dead inside one of the homes and five people were taken to the hospital for emergency medical services.
The Red Cross Philadelphia shared on X they're helping six families, 23 people in total, who were displaced because of the fire.
The Philadelphia Fire Department posted on X Friday morning that they made multiple rescues among several homes and the fire took nearly an hour to place under control. Fire officials said around 80 firefighters, medics and other personnel workers responded to the blaze.
One man was arrested after real-time crime cameras showed a man stepping off the front porch of one of the homes, Philadelphia police said. It wasn't immediately clear why the man was arrested or what charges he was facing.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
