Untitled (Neighbors Watch Osage Avenue Burn)

Untitled (Neighbors Watch Osage Avenue Burn)

The fire that burned down much of Osage Avenue

Despite being evacuated from their homes, many residents watched as the fire spread to their properties. Due to the row homes being physically connected, it was very easy for the fire to spread from one home to the next. It took until about 11:00pm, or roughly five hours after the fire started, for Commissioner Richmond to declare the blaze under control, but the fire still burned into the morning hours. When the sun rose, residents made their way back to their homes only to find that there was nothing left.

Mary D'Anella

Clark DeLeon, "A Crime Unpunished and Largely Forgotten"

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/opinion/inquirer/20100513_A_crime_unpunished_and_largely_forgotten.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

May 13, 1985

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