Fire in basement with injured woman and suspect report, Philadelphia PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 02:17 AM

Near Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Firefighters and medics responded to a report of a fire and bleeding woman in the basement near Sansom St. Upon arrival, they found an odor and signs of fire but the basement was locked with a padlock. The fire was already out and the fire marshal was called. Police were dispatched due to a suspect and a device mentioned in the area.

Audio|Source: Philadelphia Fire - South Fire/South Medics

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Transcript:

00:00

This is going to be the basement of that location, 35-year-old female bleeder.

00:09

Edge 44.

00:15

We're on location to investigate.

00:19

Spirate.

00:23

We're on location. We've got an odor in here. Do you have anything for there?

00:30

I'll make you under the L.

00:33

Under the L.

00:35

Copy.

00:36

Okay.

00:41

Okay.

00:42

Thanks for it.

00:44

Any brief.

00:50

We get address confirmation?

00:57

Okay, near Sansom St, basement.

01:02

You said 5128? This affirmative.

01:10

All right, there is no basement apartment here. There's a staircase that goes into the basement, but it's locked off with a padlock.

01:20

Okay, same by, I'll drop with a call taker.

01:28

Agent 44.

01:30

Major 44.

01:34

Okay, sorry.

01:37

Make receipt.

01:40

Ingrid 44.

01:41

Your Honor.

01:44

I'm sorry, repeat your transmission.

01:49

We canada patient.

01:52

He dispatch the fire marshal, fire out on arrival,

01:58

one suspect,

01:59

one device,

02:03

and also dispatch police.

02:05

Disaffirmative.

02:07

Okay.

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