Woman dies following South Philadelphia house fire

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Saturday, August 24, 2019
Woman dies in fire in South Philadelphia
Woman dies in fire in South Philadelphia: Annie McCormick reports on Action News Mornings, August 24, 2019

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman has died after firefighters pulled her from a burning home in South Philadelphia Saturday morning.

The fire broke out on the 2200 block of Catharine Street around 5:30 a.m.

Firefighters said they found a 30-year-old woman who was unresponsive inside of the home.

Woman found unresponsive in burning home: as seen on Action News Mornings, August 24, 2019

She was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where she subsequently died.

The fire marshal is at the scene investigating the fire.