The family of nine children and three adults who died in a Philadelphia rowhome fire are welcoming members of the community to their funeral services Monday.
Those in attendance at the three-hour service listened to Bible readings, official proclamations and music. Relatives spoke about their loss and their memories of their loved ones from two microphones behind tables bearing caskets amid white flowers and large pictures of the victims.
One speaker, an aunt of the children, tearfully said she believed there was “a family reunion in heaven." The fire started in an apartment that occupied the second and third floors of a three-story row home on the 800 block of North 23rd Street around 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 5. The deceased died of smoke inhalation, Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said.
A massive vigil was held for eight children and four adults who died in a row home fire in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. NBC10's Aaron Baskerville spoke with relatives who appreciated the community support.
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