Firefighters Collecting Donations For 9-Year-Old Northeast Philadelphia Plane Crash Survivor

CBS Philadelphia

June 13, 2025

Months after a devastating plane crash tore through Northeast Philadelphia, killing seven people and injuring 22 others, firefighters are rallying behind one of its youngest survivors.

Ramesses, 9, suffered severe burns across more than 90% of his body. After CBS News Philadelphia aired an exclusive sit-down interview with his mother in Boston, members of the city's firefighters' union felt called to act.

Inside Firehouse 71, boxes filled with T-shirts, badges, pins and handwritten notes now sit ready to be delivered to the family. The donations are pouring in from fellow first responders, paramedics and everyday neighbors.

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