West Phila. house fire

    Fire officials say one person, yet to be identified, has died in an early morning house fire, reports CBS news.

    The two-alarm fire broke out in a West Philadelphia row house on the 600 block of 57th street and spread to five neighboring houses before firefighters brought the blaze under control.

    Fire officials say the cause of the blaze is still being investigated.

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