Housing advocates are calling for changes to building codes and more affordable housing in the wake of two deadly fires in Philadelphia and New York City.
They also argue there’s a dire need for more and newer affordable housing in the city, so residents won’t crowd into apartments. Fire investigators say there were 26 people living in 869 N. 23rd. Street when it was approved for 20.
Jenna Collins is a housing attorney for Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. She says a fire from a malfunctioning space hearted, which is the likely cause of the fire Sunday in the Bronx , could happen here.FOX 29's Steve Keeley has the latest on a huge and fatal fire in the Bronx. "Sometimes the only option for a family can be something like a space heater. You don’t want your kids to freeze to death either," Collins said.
Investigators have now left the North 23rd Street apartment which stands as a burned shell with a memorial growing along the sidewalk. Sources tell Fox 29 the investigation of the Fairmount fire is moving ahead as investigators try to pinpoint whether a
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