There was a fatal fire overnight on the 2200 block of Mulberry Lane in Lafayette Hill. According to news reports and a statement from the Whitemarsh Township Police Department, an elderly woman died during the fire. The Whitemarsh Township Fire Marshall and the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshall are investigating.
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Tragic morning in Lafayette Hill. Whitemarsh Twp. Fire Marshal tells us an elderly woman died in a house fire on Mulberry Lane. Fire volume was so intense they could not get to her. They found her inside the front door. Live update at 7:30 on @FOX29philly #fox29goodday pic.twitter.com/1frvqHXNFf
— Kelly Rule (@KellyRuleTV) February 2, 2019
Sad story to report on this chilly Saturday morning. Fire Marshall tells me an elderly woman has died in a house fire on the 2200 block of Mulberry Lane in Whitemarsh, PA. No working smoke alarms were found at the home. The fire is under control. No other injuries. @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/Em04bEtRAh
— Andrew Adamson (@AndrewDAdamson) February 2, 2019
Despite drastic efforts from a neighbor, an elderly woman and her dog were killed in an overnight house fire in Whitemarsh Township. https://t.co/oUWaQfFoVt
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) February 2, 2019