Two firemen killed in US blaze
April 10th, 2012 - 3:39 am ICT by IANSWashington, April 10 (IANS) Two firefighters have died in Philadelphia city, US, when a wall of an abandoned warehouse collapsed on them after a fire broke out at the facility.
The blaze started around 3.00 a.m. Monday. The fire spread to a furniture store and several houses nearby. Three injured firefighters were taken to a nearby hospital.
It took about two hours to bring the blaze under control, Xinhua reported.
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