Health & Fitness
Heat Hasn't Worked In Weeks At Northeast Philadelphia Senior Apartments, Some Residents Say
"I went to be at 8 p.m. It was so cold in my apartment, I couldn't even walk on the floors," longtime resident Bernice Sanford said.
February 10, 2026
Residents of a senior apartment building in Northeast Philadelphia say their heat hasn't worked in weeks.
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Longtime residents Catherine Coyle and Bernice Sanford said many apartments and common areas inside FOP Senior Citizens in Somerton have been without fully functioning heat since at least late December. Temperatures have been frigid during that time.
Sanford has lived there for 13 years and said this is the first time something like this has happened.
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Donnamarie Plunkett shows her "woobie" and wears a hat inside the apartment building/CBS News Philadelphia
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