13 dead in Philly duplex fire, including 7 kids.

[Hey Yo]

This was a house that was made into a duplex to house two families. Here, there were a combined 26 people living there. The four smoke alarms weren't working properly.

Not sure how a landlord would let that many live there.

[highwhey]

There were six working battery-operated smoke detectors installed in the building, but none were operational at the time of the blaze, firefighters said.:facepalm

this is horrible.

[Patrick Chewing]

It's always the kids I feel sorry for cause they're supposed to rely on adults being responsible enough to ensure their safety and security.

[bladefd]

The Philadelphia blaze that killed 12, including eight children, was started by a 5-year-old playing with a lighter near a Christmas tree, officials said.

Damn.

[iamgine]

Does that 5 yr old who started the fire dies?

[bladefd]

Does that 5 yr old who started the fire dies?

No. The article said the kid is apparently extremely distressed over it. He admitted to it, and officials ruled out other explanations