Philadelphia

Elderly Woman Dies in South Phillly House Fire

A woman in her 70s died when flames tore through a South Philadelphia row home late Friday night.

Philadelphia firefighters battled the blaze along the 2800 block of S Marshall Street around 10:10 p.m. Friday.

They got the flames under control but it was too late for a woman in her 70s who medics pronounced dead inside the home.

Firefighters didn’t immediately identify the victim.

The cause of the blaze remained under investigation overnight.

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