Philadelphia and norristown where a child ace monk the victim. We have team three coverage tonight and we will begin with Eyewitness News reporter anita oh in norristown. Reporter just beyond the flashing lights, tragedy. I saw building on fire. Smoke coming from the windows and everything. They were hollering for, calls. Reporter first saturday of may are in is town Fire Fighters responded to what would be the city as second fatal fire this year. A lot of chaos. I could not tell you people were trying to get out. Reporter tom odonnell says that three people including a child, died after a blast tore through this apartment building, on the 800 block of dekalb street around 4 00 saturday morning. Semi fire on the first floor, heavy smoke on the second and third floor. Fire did extend to the up are floors of the dwelling. Reporter five adult were also hurt with the child who Officials Say remains in Critical Condition at the Childrens Hospital of philadelphia a. Neighbor marco vargas was
Yes. Some parts also seeing rain. It will get better. We will get this rainout of here, we talk about it, and second half of the weekend for sure, that best time to be outdoors. Like i said, possible to see little sunshine, today specially later this afternoon, if you are lucky, really depend where you are. Check it out, what we are talking about. There go. Blue skies, live look from cape may township high school, enjoying brief break in the overcast skies. Right now, still threat, for some showers. You can check out the storm system over us right now producing some light rain, drizzle, across philadelphia, some steadier showers, parts of salem county new jersey, camden, gloucester, even toward wilmington, delaware, part of southern New Castle County delaware. So still, through the morning, few scattered showers, some light drizzle possible, it is chilly, 40s to about 50 degrees, what we will be dealing with for the next few hours, but if you can break out to little sun, temperatures w
Well see peeks of sunshine this afternoon. Temperaturewise its mild for this time of the day. Allentown, 351. Remember the last four days in a row we topped out in the low to mid 50s, were there now, so it will be a warmer day, cape may, 53 degrees. Forecast for today, morning showers, clouds and drizzle giving way to peeks of sunshine later this afternoon. 11 00 a. M. , a couple of leftover showers, damp and dreary. Temperatures, 55 degrees. 1 00 p. M. , 60. 3 00 p. M. , 62. 5 00 p. M. , 64. Scattered showers is the call, high temperatures in the mid 60s. Things get better tomorrow, ill have the details in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast coming up in just a bit. Keep 6abc. Com weather handy all weekend long on your devices. Storm tracker 6 live double scan will let you know when any changes are expected in the area. 9 old 9 01 a. M. Three people are dead, including a child after an earlymorning fire. Trish hartman is live at the scene on dekalb street. Trish, the fire we l
Showers this morning. Lets get an update on whats on with that with david and karen. Good morning. Most of those seem to be falling apart. Lets give you a look on Storm Tracker 6 life double scan. Light snow showers really breaking up and showing up in dark shades of gray south of philadelphia and an around salem county. More have opened up in southern burlington and atlantic county. 28 degrees in philadelphia. Still 17 in allentown. 27 in wilmington. So you scan these numbers and obviously its a cold start. We do not have much wind however. Ill point out that what wind we have is coming up from the south and thats always a good direction for us in the wintertime as when you get winds from the south it means warmer air is on the way in. And that is what we are dealing with a little bit later today. Now its still going to be cold on the way to the school bus this morning. Temperatures in the low to mid 20s across most of the region and the teens up north. Not much wind but you want to b
24 by 8 oclock. By noon up to 40 and then a high today of 46 degrees. Karen, thats going the feel nice and greatly different than where weve been for much of the recent past. Yeah we could use those temperatures later on. Now were looking at a problem i95 past 322. An accident leer you see with a vehicle on the shoulder. We see the flashing lights with this. Just be careful as you head past the scene. I95 this is northbound past 332 as you head towards the scudder falls bridge. Watch for that new accident. On the turnpike eastbound construction blocks the right lane between willow grove and bensalem. Also a water main break. Expect icy conditions in Lansdale Montgomery county eighth street and maple avenue. You might want to stick to seventh street and kenilworth avenue instead. In norristown we have been talking about this Apartment Building fire. Weve got a number of closures that were dealing with. Swede street closed near airy street. Airy street itself is closed near swede. Marsha