Woman found dead after house fire in Crescentville section of Philadelphia

The body of a 60-year-old woman was found inside the home.
Thursday, March 10, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- One person was found dead after a house fire in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood on Thursday afternoon.

Rescue crews were called to a two-story rowhouse on the 6200 block of Oakley Street just before 12:30 p.m.
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Firefighters arrived about two minutes later and reported smoke coming from the first floor.

A few minutes later, there was heavy fire on the first floor and heavy smoke on the second.

The body of a 60-year-old woman was found inside after firefighters were able to extinguish the flames
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Her cause of death has not been determined. The woman's name has not been released.

The fire marshal's office is looking into how that fire started.
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