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Update: Mother dies after leap to escape flames in Chester apartment house fire

Summary by The Delaware County Daily Times

A mother is dead after a quick-moving fire forced her and family members to jump Thursday morning from the second floor of their apartment in the 1400 block of Congress Street in Chester. Chester Fire Commissioner John-Paul Shirley said the blaze came in just after 8 a.m. for a fire on the second floor. Crews arrived within two minutes, found smoke showing and that multiple people had jumped out of the back of the apartment, Shirley said. Cheste…

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Update: Mother dies after leap to escape flames in Chester apartment house fire

6 days ago·Pennsylvania, United States

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Woman dies after jumping to escape house fire in Chester, Pennsylvania

A woman died from her injuries after she jumped to escape a house fire in Chester, Pennsylvania. Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a home on the 1400 block of W. Congress Street around 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The firefighters spotted three people jumping from the second floor of the home to escape. Responding police officers performed CPR on one of the victims. She was then taken to the Crozer-Chester Medical Center where …

6 days ago·Philadelphia, United States

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