Crime & Safety
Woman Killed Jumping From Chester, Pennsylvania, Building After Fire, Officials Say
Fire Commissioner John Shirley said there were five people trapped on the floor but three were able to get out on their own.
March 7, 2025
One woman was killed and a child was hospitalized after a fire at an apartment building in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Thursday morning, officials said.
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Crews were called to the building on the 1400 block of Congress Street around 8 a.m. and fought a fire on the second floor, Fire Commissioner John Paul Shirley said at the scene.
Shirley said there were five people trapped on the floor but three were able to get out on their own. Shirley said some people jumped from the second floor to escape.
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