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A massive fire tore through a SEPTA bus depot in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood Thursday morning, destroying up to 20 decommissioned buses in a dramatic blaze that sent thick black smoke ...
The fire was placed under control just after 8 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Fire Department. Smoke from the SEPTA bus depot fire was visible across the city of Philadelphia on Thursday, June 5.
The fire broke out at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's facility in Philadelphia's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood. Up to 40 buses caught fire.
In 2023, the New Philadelphia Fire Department responded to 140 fire alarms. In 2024, that number was 114. So far this year, firefighters have responded to 44. Of that number, 98% were false alarms.
At least one person is dead and two women are injured after three buildings collapsed in an explosion and fire in Philadelphia early Sunday, according to the city’s fire department ...
The Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit is still investigating. A fire official said a 55-year-old woman jumped from the second floor with a 1-year-old to escape.
The fire erupted around 4:50 a.m. in the 2500 block of N. Corlies Street. Officials said a 55-year-old woman jumped from the 2nd-story window while holding her great-niece.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A fire erupted at a historic building in Rittenhouse Square early Friday morning. Flames were reported at the Wetherill Mansion building around 4:30 a.m.