Crime & Safety

2-Alarm Fire Kills Woman, Destroys Delaware County Home

A woman in her 20s who also had a disability died in the fire, Mike Sousa, Chief of Darby Township Police, said.

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December 4, 2022

A 2-Alarm fire kills at least one person and destroys a house in Delaware County during the night from Saturday into Sunday. The call came in after midnight to a home on Sharon Avenue in Darby Township.

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When officials arrived, the house was heavily burning and smoke came from the dwelling. It took firefighters about an hour to place the fire under control.

A woman in her 20s who also had a disability died in the fire, Mike Sousa, Chief of Darby Township Police, said. He further confirmed nobody is formally charged, but they do have a suspect.

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