Fires in region
This was a particularly disastrous weekend when it came to house fires. The Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania released the following statistics today for fires over the weekend that necessitated aide work.
Two Philadelphia fires:
400 blk. of Domino Lane 21 families, 36 people (UPDATED totals)
7000 blk. of Saybrook Ave. 1 family, 4 people
Two Chester County fires:
200 blk. of Hurley Rd. Coatesville 1 family, 2 people
400 blk. of Gay Street, Phoenixville 2 families, 9 people
Two East Montgomery County fires:
E. Ridge Pike. Conshohocken (one fatality) 1 family, 6 people
400 blk. of E. Lafayette St. Norristown 1 family, 3 people
The Red Cross has provided these victims with money for food, clothing, emergency medicine, and supplies. Several are staying in the Red Cross Center for Disaster Recovery in West Philadelphia.
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