A 40-year-old woman and her two young children died in a fire in Southwest Philadelphia Friday evening, fire officials said.

The search for a second victim went deep into the second night Friday after the deadly blast and fire that destroyed at least three row houses in South Philadelphia on Thursday morning.

At least two people are still missing and presumed dead following an explosion and row home fire, in South Philadelphia. The explosion happened before noon Thursday, and the fire commissioner revealed firefighters just barely escaped, as three homes collapsed. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia has been with investigators all day learning the newest details.

The investigation into a possibly deadly explosion and fire has only just begun. Two people are still missing and presumed dead and three homes have collapsed. NBC10’s Deanna Durante was in South Philadelphia speaking to residents about Thursday’s heartbreaking events.

About 100 firefighters battled a tricky, and potentially disastrous, fire at a gas-storage terminal Monday night along the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia, and it remains unclear what caused the blaze, officials say. They then aided facility workers in successfully pulling off the risky maneuver of getting close to the 1,000-degree flames to shut off a valve that was leaking…

Firefighters battled a fire at Kinder Morgan’s Point Breeze Terminal in Southwest Philadelphia on Monday evening.

A three-alarm fire tore through a West Philadelphia auto body shop Monday morning, sending thick smoke and large flames into the air, causing bricks to fall to the sidewalk below and forcing students from their nearby high school.

Two brothers who ran a failing Old City Philadelphia hookah bar are now accused of torching their business in a fire that spread to neighboring businesses and apartments, causing millions of dollars in damage and uprooting lives.

The Philadelphia Fire Department responded to a junkyard fire at 63rd Street and Passyunk Avenue in Southwest Philly, according to the Office Emergency Management.

Power was restored for customers following outages in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

SEPTA suspended all Center City Regional Rail service for almost an hour during the Friday morning rush due to a trash fire under a train platform.

A fire in SEPTA’s Suburban Station halted Regional Rail service for part of the Friday morning commute.

Patriotic performances, dinosaur movie and day full of learning on July 3rd.

The fifth day of Wawa Welcome America kicked off with the unveiling of a new mural design dedicated to the Philadelphia Fire Department. Certain museums like Penn Museum and the Philadelphia Art Museum had long lines while guests waited for free entrance.

A new mural dedicated to the Philadelphia Fire Department made its debut Wednesday as part of Wawa Welcome America’s PECO Go 4th & Learn event. Children painted their own murals, learned fire safety tips and much more.

A 500-square-foot mural depicting the history of the Philadelphia Fire Department will be painted on 4th and Arch streets.

A 500-square-foot mural depicting the history of the Philadelphia Fire Department will be painted by artist Eric Okdeh at 4th and Arch streets, next to the Ladder 2 Fire Station and around the corner from the Fireman’s Hall Museum.