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Kensington Warehouse Fire

(Scaffolding is up at 726 Market Street while renovations proceed. Credit: Pat Loeb)

After Years of Neglect, Center City Eyesore Getting Facelift At Last

Michael and Yechiel Lichtenstein rose to notoriety in Philadelphia when a building they owned in Kensington burned in 2012, killing two firefighters.

2013/05/16

Flowers outside Ladder 27. (credit: Jenn Bernstein)

Memorial At City Hall Today For Fallen Firefighters

Today is the one-year anniversary of a massive warehouse fire in Kensington that killed two firefighters, and a tribute will be held today outside of City Hall.

2013/04/09

2012 Year in Review: Two Philadelphia Firefighters Killed in Kensington Blaze

It was a tragedy that shook the city of Philadelphia: the loss of two firefighters in a wall collapse during a massive warehouse fire in Kensington.

2012/12/26

(Diane Neary, widow of late firefighter Lt. Robert Neary, is surrounded by firefighters and family members outside her refurbished home. Credit: Michelle Durham)

Philadelphia Fire Widow Gets Free Home Repairs, Thanks To Department Brethren

Some off-duty Philadelphia firefighters donated their time over two days to repair the home of Diane Neary, whose husband was killed fighting a blaze in Kensington last spring.

2012/10/23

EXCLUSIVE: Owners Of Kensington Warehouse Where 2 Firefighters Perished Subpoenaed For Investigation

CBS 3 has learned the owners of a vacant Kensington warehouse where two firefighters died and two others were hurt during an April 9th 5-alarm fire have now been subpoenaed to appear before a Grand Jury investigating the deadly blaze.

2012/07/10

(This warehouse fire on April 9th killed two firefighters. File photo)

Council To Probe Blaze That Claimed 2 Firefighters

City Council plans to hold hearings into Fire Department policies and procedures, in the wake of the April warehouse blaze in Kensington that claimed the lives of two firefighters.

2012/06/10

Problem Property In Atlantic City Reveals Stunning Connection To Kensington Warehouse Fire

The CBS 3 I-Team has learned at least one of the owners of a Kensington warehouse that burned last month, leaving two firemen dead, is connected to a problem property in Atlantic City that neighbors and city officials say is partly to blame for flooding homes.

2012/05/04