Overview
- Fire crews responded around 4:45–5 a.m. Thursday to a two-story rowhouse on the 6200 block of Ogontz Avenue and found a 60-year-old woman who later died.
- Roughly 60 firefighters, medics, and support staff were on scene as crews brought the initial blaze under control.
- The fire reignited around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, drawing firefighters back to the property, and no additional injuries were reported.
- The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, and the Fire Marshal is investigating the fire’s origin.
- The death comes as officials track several recent serious incidents, including a South Philadelphia rescue on Wednesday and a Bucks County nursing-home fire now linked to three fatalities and about 20 injuries.