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    Multi-Alarm Fire Destroys Vacant Church in Philadelphia

    March 28, 2025
    Philadelphia firefighters managed to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby houses.

    A massive fire destroyed a vacant church in the Kensington area of Philadelphia Friday morning.

    More than 100 firefighters battled the multi-alarm fire and managed to keep it from spreading to nearby houses, WPVI reported.

    Residents near the church were evacuated due to the collapse. Firefighters worked for more than two hours to control the fire.

    The cause remains under investigation. 

     

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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