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One person dies, one injured in morning fire on 4700 block of Hazel (updated)

May 7, 2016

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UPDATE (May 8, 2016): Police say 59-year-old Calvin White died in the fire. Our deepest condolences to Mr. White’s family and friends. 

One person died and one person was injured after a morning fire on the 4700 block of Hazel Avenue. The blaze broke out at about 7:35 a.m. on the first floor of the three-story twin building at 4714 Hazel Ave.

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer told 6ABC that a man died trying to put out the fire, reportedly with a fire extinguisher.

Eight people escaped the blaze thanks to a fire alarm in the building. One of them, a 64-year-old man, was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with injuries and was listed in stable condition.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The fire marshal noted no suspicious circumstances, according to a police report.

1 Comments For This Post

  1. Jackie Says:

    His name was Kelvin… Not Calvin

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