2022 Philadelphia apartment fire

2022 Philadelphia apartment fire
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DateJanuary 5, 2022
Timec. 6:40 a.m. EST[1] (UTC−05)
LocationFairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Coordinates39°58′17.3″N 75°10′27.7″W / 39.971472°N 75.174361°W / 39.971472; -75.174361
TypeFire
Deaths12
Non-fatal injuries2

On the morning of January 5, 2022, a fire tore through a row house converted into apartments in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Twelve people died, nine of them children,[2] and two others were injured. Five additional people escaped from the first floor unit with minor injuries.[1][3][4] The fire happened just four days before the 2022 Bronx apartment fire, also in the Northeastern United States.

  1. ^ a b El-Bawab, Nadine (January 5, 2022). "At least 13 dead in Philadelphia row house fire, including several children". ABC News. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Morris, Sam (January 10, 2022). "What we know so far about the deadly Fairmount fire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Romine, Taylor; Murphy, Paul P.; Hanna, Jason (January 5, 2022). "13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia fire at house converted into apartments, officials say". CNN. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Miller, Ryan W.; Williams, Damon C.; McGinnis, James (January 5, 2022). "'Tremendous loss of life': At least 13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia apartment fire, official says". USA Today. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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