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To: Peter V who wrote (173841)	12/27/2008 1:51:01 PM
From: Smiling Bob	Respond to of 306849

Staying warm with space heaters ----- Holiday Horror: Philly fire kills seven Saturday, December 27, 2008 \| 9:28 AM SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - DECEMBER 27, 2008 (WPVI) -- Grief griped a neighborhood as the bodies were removed from a home. The somber scene on the 64 hundred block of Elmwood Avenue was a stark contrast to the joy-filled holiday season. The fire was first reported around 1047 Friday night. 911 calls began pouring into emergency dispatchers. Firefighters rushed to the home and found heavy flames shooting from the 3 story home. Those killed in the blaze were four adults and three children, including a 1-year-old, who was cradled in the arms of another victim. All are believed to be from the same family. Six of the people killed were found huddled together in a basement. Officials suspect a kerosene heater started the fire. Harris Murphy, who lives down the street, said he was visiting people in the home when the fire erupted. Murphy, 35, recounted his tale after returning from a hospital wearing a hospital gown and bandages on this right hand and head. He said a woman at the home had tried to pour fuel into a kerosene heater but it got too hot and she tried to carry it outside. "The whole thing exploded," he said. Fire marshals were investigating the cause of the fire and interviewing Murphy while the victims' bodies were being removed. The marshals were looking for possible code violations and found one almost immediately: The basement had only one exit. The one victim who didn't die huddled with the others died near that exit, said Ayers, who stressed the need for homes to have accessible exits and smoke alarms. "We went through every inch of this place," he said. "We have not found a smoke alarm, not one." Firefighters arrived at the scene within 3 minutes of receiving an emergency call, and it took them 30 minutes to bring the fire under control. They said the people who live on the upper floor of the building weren't home at the time. Mayor Michael Nutter visited the scene

To: Peter V who wrote (173841)	12/27/2008 3:09:30 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Ironically, Covina is ground zero (among others) in the So Cal subprime/foreclosure mess. This is a sickening story, and we are inundated with it here, you guys might be too. Oh come on......this about a marriage that went bad, not the recession. It happens all the time in this country......he just took it further than most.