Philadelphia Honors Four Firefighters Who Died Battling Blaze At Center City Church In 1899
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphians honored fallen firefighters more than 100 years later. CBS3 was at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center City on Saturday for a memorial mass.
Four Philadelphia firefighters died while fighting a blaze at the church in 1899.
Mayor Jim Kenney attended Saturday's service to honor those first responders and all active firefighters for their service.
