"action news" reporter katherine scott is live along bickley place with the full story. katherine. >> reporter: matt, no injuries were reported here last night but there's been quite a bit of damage in the last several days. last night's fire began in that end row home but there were two other fires in the past few days in some of the neighboring homes. now six are damaged and authorities are trying to figure out why. >> my mother's 76 years old. she woke me up saying there was a fire. i couldn't believe it. again? >> reporter: a third fire in matter of days on this chester block. now six row homes all next to each other on the 400 block of bickley place have been damaged or destroyed. more than 20 people have been displaced. >> i believe that it's some crooked -- something crooked going on. >> reporter: the first in a series of fires started saturday in 420 bickley. an unoccupied house. then early monday morning firefighters were back battling a blaze that began in 418, also vacant. that one spread to several more homes. last night around 10:00 crews arrived to heavy fl

. >> reporter: we're here on the 400 block of bickley place. fire crews are still out here wrapping up a job here. the fire started around 1:20 this morning at 418 bickley place, heavy fire on the first and second floors. fire then spread through the roof to three neighboring properties, another home suffered some smoke damage. we are just got an update from the red cross as they are assisting five families now eight adult and 11 children. we talk to some people out here overnight and they describe what they experienced. we talk to the county chief and they talk about what they encountered this morning. >> heavy fire on the first and second floor. supply room from the 112 street and we went in service with two tack lines, one on the first floor, one of the second floor. fire extended the roof line. so we seen it spread to the property next door. >> it just went out the door and seen the flames from the next house and i just started to we have i up and run that way. >> we had heavy fire on the first and second floor. >> reporter: it looks like d

410 bickley was the first fire and residents were forced out into the night to escape the flames. >> my mother is 68 years old and woke me up for a fire and i said again? this is ridiculous. firefighters were called to 420 and the next happened early monmorning at 418 and both homes are vacant. the red cross is assisting 28 people seven families that are displaced. >> fortunately there are no injuries and that is our primary concern. >> police have officers on constant patrol and neighbors suspect an arsonist has some how managed to elude them. >> i think someone is buying up these houses and properties and getting them cheap and coming back and rehabbing the houses and charging you an arm and leg for it. that is what i think. >> a task force with state police and the criminal investigation division and chest ever police and fire are all involved in the ongoing investigation. >> we are waiting for the final report from the investigators to label this arson or not. >> we'll get all the resources to find out what is going on here, it's devastating for the people that live here and deva

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live along bickley place with the full story. katherine reporter: matt, no injuries were reported but there is a lot of damage here especially after all three of these fires. this fire from last night started in that end row home right here but there have been two other fires reported in recent days in some of the neighboring homes. six homes are damaged and authorities are trying to figure out why. >> my mother is 76 years old. she has woke me up saying it's a fire. i couldn't believe it. again? >> reporter: a third fire in a matter of days on this chester block. now six row homes all next to each other on the 400 block of bickley place have been damaged or destroyed. more than 20 people have been displaced. >> i believe that it's some crooked -- something cooked going on. >> reporter: the first in a series of fires started saturday in four went to bickley an unoccupied house. then early monday morning firefighters were back battling a blaze that began in 418 also vacant. that one spread to several more homes. last night around

the latest fire on bickley place left nearly two dozen people homeless. matt, the mayor of chester is saying he's had enough. what's being done? >> reporter: well three fires in four days tracy. some of the neighbors here think that this is no coincidence so now there is a 24/7 police presence out here on this block that is gradually burning down. >> i would think there's something going on if there got to be three fires. >> neighbor ann stevens isn't the only one thinking that as she and others watched this home on the 400 block of bikly place go up in flames. another day, another fire. >> i feel that something could be going on. how can three fires be in one week? you said one week. this is a travesty. they're tearing our neighborhoods to shreds. >> santiago garcia has lived here for 50 years and worries the fires stop. >> my mother is 76 years old. she woke me up. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: the first fire started on saturday and the last one yesterday. the mayor is concerned for people living here and ordered an around the clock police presence.

nbc 10 was on this same block of bickley place early yesterday morning. in that fire five buildings were damaged and 19 residents displaced. crews said they been here on the same block for a separate fire early saturday morning as well. that fire a couple of homes damaged as well. as we come back to the live pictures you can see fire crews beginning the mop up operation here on bickley place. the central question the cause of three fires on there same block in just four days is still an unanswered question at this time. those investigations continuing right now. that's the latest live right now. i'm george spencer, nbc 10 news. >>> we're three months away from pope francis historic visit from philadelphia. hotels are filling up and now the philadelphia archdiocese is making a plea for anyone to rent space in their homes. 1400 homes are already listed on home stay. it's a site offering home to people for the visit. she's only charging $1. >> these are religious people. they are here for religious reasons. i don't want to take advantage of that. >> people w

"action news" reporter katherine scott lie along bickley place.her there just monday morning. she is she has more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. we are expecting to learn more from authorities later on today in a press conference but firefighters were back here last night, this time the fire was started in that end row home but in recent days, other homes along this block have been hit. some of the homes have been damaged in the last few days were vacant or under renovation but others were occupied and neighbors here are now worried about their homes and their safety. >> i really don't know what's going on. it's just crazy. >> reporter: a third fire in four days on this chester block. now six row homes all next to each other on the 400 block of bickley place have been damaged or destroyed. more than 20 people have been displaced. residents believe this is no accident. >> i believe it's something that's going on, somebody trying to get some money and i have faith in the fire department that with their knowledge and thei

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live along bickley place. that's where we find her right now with the latest. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and we are expecting a press conference later on today so we're hoping to learn more about what exactly is going on here but last night firefighters were back on this block again. this latest fire started in that end row home but in recent days, some of these homes which were -- some of them were vacant or under renovation caught fire. three homes in the last four days. neighbors here are now worried about their homes and their safety. >> i really don't know what's going on. this is just crazy. >> reporter: a third fire in four days on this chester block. now six row homes all next to each other on the 400 block of bickley place have been damaged or destroyed. more than 20 people have been displaced. residents believe this is no accident. >> i believe it's something that's going on. somebody trying to get some money and i have faith in the fire department that with their knowled

that's doing little to ease concerns at 4900 block of bickley place. this one started in the back of the home and quickly spread to the roof. there were no injuries but this is the third fire in the matter of four days. in all six homes have been damaged. neighbors want this to stop. if this is a case of arson, they want it to stop. >> we are looking at how this thing is happening and why it's happening. we'll continue to do so. >> i would say there's something going on if there are three fires. >> now the mayor of chester was there a little while ago talking about the efforts to protect this neighborhood. close to 2 dozen people were forced out of their homes. some have been allowed back inside. you can see police at the corner of the street here. there is now a 24/7 watch out here until the cause is found. we're told city officials are planning a news conference to address the string of fires. one resident has lived on this block for 50 years. he fears this place he calls home is just burning down piece by piece. we're going to hear from him coming u

thinks third fire on bickley in recent days. monday's fire started in a ray can't house and damaged five homes displacing 19 people. fire officials say most of those people were back in their homes before this most recent fire. there was also a vacant rehome fire friday night n all three there have been in injuries but neighbors are worried that might change if these fires keep happening. they strongly believe something suspicious is happening here and they want it to stop. >> we want to get to the bottom of it. they need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. people lose their lives man. we have been lucky that everybody got out of their house. >> reporter: is there now a joint investigation between fire and police looking into all three of these fires those investigators here well in the night collecting evidence. coming up in our next half an hour we will speak to the mayor about what is being done to better protect this neighborhood as these investigations continue. we are reporting live from chester county, yan

this is the third fire here on bickley in recent days, monday's fire started in a vacant house and damaged five homes displacing 19 people, fire officials a most of those people are back in their hems before this fire. there was also a vacant row home fire here on thursday night. fortunately there have been in injuries but neighbors are worried that might change if these fires keep starting. they strongly new believe something suspicious is happening here and they want it stopped. >> we have been lucky that everybody got out of their house, you see what i'm saying. my mother is 76 years old. he woke me up saying there is a fire, didn't believe it, again, this is ridiculous man. >> reporter: is there now a joint investigation between fire and police looking into all three fires again fortunately no injuries to report and police are now going to remain on the scene here until this investigation is complete. we will bring you update as soon as we have them. for now we are live from chester delaware county, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> new this morning, powe in about 50 homes i

investigators say flames on the 400 block of bickley place broke out just before 1:30. nine people are now displaced this morning. in word if anyone was hurt in that blaze. >>> flags in delaware remain in half staff in honor of the life of the beau biden. >> former state attorney general and son of the vice-president died over the weekend after a battle with brain cancer. steve keeley is live in wilmington with more on this, steve, good morning. >> reporter: well, roaring thunder and lightening you cane in your shot with this driving rain height other side the delaware state office building probably a fitting sign of the feelings throughout this first state here. beau biden didn't think being delaware's attorney general meant staying behind these guarded doors here at wilmington state office building. after there was a shooting in the cities tougher neighborhood, federal prosecutors that worked with him remember him walking in those neighborhoods talking with the families of the shooting victims and worried scared neighbors listening and then walking to calm their fears

it started on the 400 block of bickley place. this started in the back of the home and quickly spread to the roof. no injuries. this is the third fire here in four days. the first one on saturday then again on monday and in all, six homes have been damaged. neighbors have their own theories as to what may be happening. incredibly suspicious to say the least. >> it's crazy. crazy. so close to where i'm at. people live in these houses. it's ridiculous out here. >> reporter: 20 people have been forced out of their homes because of these fires. the bulk of that number is due to power outages resulting from the fires and efforts to contain them. some of those folks are back in their homes. we're told city officials are planning anus conference to address the string of fires. we spoke to the mayor wondering what is being done to protect this neighborhood. i'll have that coming up when we see you again in 30 minutes. live in chester, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> matt it's about 4:35 now. new this morning, police have a man in custod

fire crews came here and they came to 418 bickley street. thinks where fire started. when fire crew as arrived it was heavy fire on the first and second floors and then they tell us that the fire spread through the roof, to three neighboring properties and then a sixth home suffered smoke damage. so a total of five homes damage, last night, red cross tells us that they are assisting five families, eight adult, 11 children. we have talked to a woman who was victim of this fire and she said was she experienced overnight. when we arrived we laid a supply line from 12th street. we went in service with two tack lines and one on the first floor, one of the second floor. fire extended the roof line to the property next door. >> i was asleep on the couch and just woke me up and said hurry up, you have to leave. i ran out of the door and seen a whole lot of flames coming from the house next door. i just ran out and ran that way. >> fire came and we had heavy fire on the first and second floor in the original fire building. >> reporter: unaudible. >> damage is pretty bad. >> re

the last five days, fire has broken out three times on the same block along bickley place. several homes have been destroyed. >>> and rafael jones is sentenced to life in prison without the chance for parole today, he was convicted in 2012 murder of off-duty philadelphia police officer moses walker. >>> kate? >>> well chris we had those cloud and showers mainly miss is off to the south little bit of unshine in the afternoon, temperatures rose further then they did yesterday but for tomorrow the june chill, will linger. we will stay in the 60's or lower 07's. shower chance continues through end of the week but looking more promising this weekend. i will have the full seven day forecast in a bit jessica. >> kate, thank you. >>> community leaders reviewed video that allegedly shows the deadly confrontation between police and terror suspect. osama rahim was shot and killed by police yesterday. authorities say he had been under surveillance for months and lunged at them with a knife when they tried to question him. authorities released that video to dispel rumors about what actu

last night's fire on the 400 block of bickley place is third one in less than a week.here were no injuries. we will hear from investigators later today. >>> crews are repairing a water main break on regent street in west philadelphia, 50 homes are without what the they are morning. >>> president obama signed u.s.a. freedom act which extend three surveillance provisions of the old patriot act. new legislation overhauls the bulk collection have of u.s. phone records. we will be right back. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is increased in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once

the fire spread through the roof of five row homes on bickley place. no one there was hurt. >>> and philadelphia police say a teenager stabbed a man to death over a cell phone. this happened yesterday evening on the 3100 block of berkeley drive in east falls. police say the teen and the man were arguing over a cell phone when the teen stabbed the guy to death. police are still looking for the suspect. >>> and there's some new video philadelphia police want you to take a look at and it shows two suspects wanted for stealing a car from a repair shop on van kirk street in wissinoming. this was last week. an employee said he noticed that the front gate was cut when he arrived to work and then realize the a 2012 chevy cruz was missing from the lot. anyone with any information should contact police. >>> and this just in a lot of work to be done to this bp gas station in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood. police say a woman drove her car into the store an hour ago. no one was hurt. no word yet on what caused the crash or if the woman faces charges. >>

. >>> in chester the red cross gave out free smoke detectors on bickley street after three suspicious fires in row homes this week, the first happened saturday and the second monday morning and the third tuesday night. all on the same side of the street, almost next to each other and vestinvestigators are not calling it arson yet and are working to call it a cause they do call it suspicious. pennsylvania lawmakers are deciding whether to ban powdered alcohol. and it gained favorable approve in march the liquor pennsylvania board decided not to sell in in stores but they want to outlaw it completely. they discussed a bill to make it illegal. >> you could put it in fruit punches and people think they are drinking fruit punch and there is alcohol in it. that is how dangerous it is. >> and they fear it's easier for children to obtain and then abuse. >>> one recycling company is turning trash into something new. terra cycle found a way to recycle cigarette butts they melt it down and create a plastic to use for things like railroad ties and plastic lumber. >> cigarette filters are actually

>> reporter: neighbor ann stevens isn't the only one thinking that as she watched the home on 400 bickley place. another day, another fire. >> you feel something crooked is going on. how can you have three fires in one week? one week? this is a travesty. they're tearing our neighborhood to shreds. >> santiago garcia is living in this area. my mother is 76 years old. i couldn't believe it. again? this is ridiculous man. >> the first fire happened saturday, then again on monday. starting at one end of the row and now the other. the homes appear to be under renovation. john lind ner is concerned for people living here and ordered an around the clock police presence. >> no one likes to see anything like this so we're going to be intensely looking at it and ways to prevent it from happening. >> we have a responsibility to keep our neighbors safe. its a a very difficult situation right now. >> a difficult situation. we expect an update from the city and fire officials. neighbors definitely concerned. live in chester, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> 5:04 and 55 degrees overnight. new overnight,

this is a live picture from the 400 block of bickley place where another multiple-alarm fire eruptedight. the third in five days on this block. firefighters got the call just after 10:00 p.m. immediately sounded a second alarm and the blaze was brought under control at 10:55, just 15 minutes ago. >>> yesterday, five houses were attacked by fire on this block, leaving 19 people homeless. and friday night another fire destroyed a vacant home again on this same block. so far there are no report of injuries but investigators will be looking for a link among all of these blazes. >>> a bomb threat on a us airways flight from san diego unfounded. and the 93 passengers and crew were he is courted off the plane safely. they say k9 units and the bomb squad searched the plane and luggage finding no explosives. they say that bomb threats were also made against several other flights around the world today. >>> new castle county police are investigating a double shooting tonight. the incident at 7:45 in the jefferson farm's community. and the police have no suspect nor motive. >>> prosecutors same

this started around two hours ago on bickley place there. coincidentally coincidentally, one of the row homes affected by the fire caught fire 24 hours earlier. investigator are investigators don't know what caused the fire. >>> then new from overnight, we'll get back to another fire. also following a fire montgomery county. we'll get more information on that in just a moment. this is new from overnight. a patriot act change that just went into affect impacts the government's access to your records. four hours ago at midnight a counter terrorism measure expired that allowed the government to collect phone records in bulk. the senate failed to extend that after republican rand paul stood in the way. it's likely to be revised in a matter of days but with changes. we'll have more on the impact at 4:45. >>> secretary of state john kerry is scheduled to return to boston today to get some treatment for his broken lefg. he broke a leg yesterday while bicycling through the french alps. after consulting with doctors he delayed his return to the u.s.

those fires have ripped through homes on the same block on bickley place and "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter has latest on the investigation and letter of gratitude left at one of the scenes. >> unaudible. >> reporter: video from this helmet mounted camera shows fire fighters gordon pip even and his crew from station 82 encounters flames, in the first of three fires over the past five days. they have scorched half dozen homes on the same block forcing 28 people from their houses. >> fire flashed over, heavy fire on the first and second floor. all three nights. every night that happened. >> reporter: so far officials call 39 fires suspicious, await ago additional evidence, before determining if an arsonist had struck and if so, the motive. >> the fire was coming from the ceiling from out the light switchers. i said y'all can't stay there you have to get out. >> reporter: dahntay davis helped his family escape flames approaching his home. construction crews have have been boarding up damaged homes including the one where bill yates and his family lived for 55 years. >> this is just

in the 400 block of bickley street. cross, observed 58 adults and 11 children lost their homes to the blaze. it is unclear if the fire is suspicious but on friday other vacant property caught fire in the same complex as well. >> did you go to the phillies game yesterday afternoon? did you see it? a drone. >> that is right, faa may have to i been investigate what happened. security stopped the man who was allegedly flying a drone outside the stadium. philadelphia police also got involved and they are turning over their evidence to the federal aviation administration. faa bans use of private drones near stadium. >> that is right. >>> your kid will ask you, can we go to inside out? that is the the new film. it comes out in a couple of weeks. what you should know before you see it, okay. the people who made it, are in our studio. >>> do you think he will talk dirty to us. >> i don't know but it is jason derulo he shows off his new moves on the so you think you can dance but does he have what it takes to be a judge. will you

"eyewitness news" in the 400 block of bickley street. by the time that fire was contained it had damaged four adjacent occupied homes no one was injured but on friday another caught fire and an investigation is underway. >>> a million-dollar settlement is reached in the case of the cape may county couple who was seriously injured in the gas explosion. james and earlily minute cart i were hurt in the blast that leveled their lower township home in 2013. according to the law firm representing the couple the incident happened after they switched from propane to natural gas. >>> many who knew and worked with beau biden are offering up word of praise in the wake of his death. forty-six year-old former delaware attorney general the son of the vice-president, died lancaster saturday from brain cancer. our steve paterson talked with one of his closest political allies today. >> it is unusual. >> reporter: in the current landscape of part is in politics, some might call this an under statement. >> i know that he took some flack for asking a repub

. >>> red cross and chester city fire department will be at bickley place later this morning handing out smoke detectors to residents who want them after a series of fires there resident have been living in fear after three fires, have sparked on their block in less than a week. fires have forced more than two dozen people out of their homes. neighbors say the fires are the work of the arsonist. authorities are not saying that, just yet and they have formed an arson task force to investigate the buyers. >> the jury is still out. we have to go where evidence leads us. >> everybody is talking about it. nobody will be able to sleep. kid are a afraid to go to sleep and school. so what are we supposed to do about it? >> fortunately in one has been injured in the fires. >>> talking about adding insult to injure, a woman shot in jersey city said she was rob waiting for medical help. yvonne scott was shot in the back after she was hit she said bystanders approached her and began removing items from a pocket and also on her body. she said her purse jewelry and medicine were all taken. still t

. >>> red cross and chester city fire department will be handing out smoke detectors to bickley place residents after a series of fires on the block in less than a week. fire forced two dozen people out of their homes. authority are not saying if the fires were intentionally set but a arson task force has been formed to investigate. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> 4:39 right now. another big name jumping in the race for president a former 2012 front run shore will try his luck in 2016. >>> and more rain is expect today but get ready for much different forecast for the weekend. katie has you covered when we come back. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can keep living their busy lives. weekend appointments are now available here. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. >>> former texas governor rick perry is making another run for the th

morning here's is what happening chester city authorities are on the scene of another house fire on bickley place, it is the the third fire on the same block in less than a week. several homes were damage and fires on monday and friday, fortunately in one was injured in the fires but neighbors are very worried that might change if these fires continue. >>> we have to get to the bottom of it. they need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. people could lose their lives man. we have been luck that i everybody got out of their house. >> there is no word yet on if the fires are connected. police have joined fire officials to investigate what is going on. >>> new video just in from pleasantville atlantic county where one person was hurt after an overnight house fire. you can see charred remains on the home on charles avenue. this was a two alarm fire. we are working to find out how the injured person is doing right now nicole. >>> right now preliminary report is out on the amtrak derailment in port richmond. national transportation safety board released it just as a house panel had

. >> reporter: half a dozen houses have been scorched already on the 400 block of bickley place. >> theost recent tuesday night night. >> there are three fires on the same row, same block, same side of the block. but for the grace of god that there's been no injuries. >> reporter: to neighbors it's obvious they see an arsonist at work. but investigators stopped short of calling this arson. however an arson task force which includes the state police has been formed to investigate the chester fires. >> the jury is still out. we have to go where the evidence leads us. >> reporter: police maintained a presence here since the first fire saturday. >> just because people don't see police officers doesn't mean they're not here. >> reporter: thursday morning at 10:00 o'clock the red cross will be out here along with the fire department. they will will be handing out some 200 working smoke detectors to residents who want one. reporting in chester todd quinones cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> the clouds and the unseasonably cool weather are sticking around for another night. meteorologist kathy orr is

three fires damaged several homes in the same block of bickley place. about 20 people had to leave their homes. most are back. investigators went to work trying to collect evidence at those scenes. >>> one person was hurt in a house fire in atlantic county overnight. this was on charles avenue. dispatchers tells nbc 10 the victim was taken to the hospital with burns. >>> a broken water main left about 50 homes in southwest philadelphia without water. nbc 10 was on regent street where the pipe burst around 1:30 this morning. you can see water running down the street there. an emergency team shut off the main. repair crews will be out this morning trying to fix the problem. >>> an alleged victim of child molester jerry sandusky has announced he'll filing a lawsuit. the suit claims that sandusky sexually biassed man in 1988 when he was a penn state football prospect. sandusky was a assistant coach at the time. he's serving 30 to 60 years in prison for molesting ten boys. >>> beau biden will be remembered with several public events starting tomorrow. he wil

several fires in chester, delaware county, there are three blazes in four days on the 400 block of bickley street they are labeled suspicious all of them. the red cross is assisting seven families that are displaced because of fires a task force of state police and the delaware county state division and chester police and fire are all involved in the investigation. >>> police have surveillance images of a woman and man wanted for robbing a 78-year-old in a grocery store parking lot. in the video you see the man and woman involved right there police say the man followed the elderly woman out of a shop-rite store and stole her purse and then hit the woman and images shows the female suspect use the the stolen credit cards to make perfects in princeton and ham fon new jersey. >>> fire officials are looking into what sparked a blaze that damaged a pizza shop and day care in philadelphia this morning, it starts athe the nick two pizza shop at 6:30, the tbc learning center next door suffered smoke damage and no injuries from the fire. >>> chopper 6 hd was above the scene of an accident that shut

. >> three fires in five days on bickley in chester. the same block but row homes on the same block next to each other. first an on occupied house and another on 418 also vacant and firefighters were called to extinguish flames at 410 where a family lives. >> my mother is 65 years old and woke me up for a fire this is ridiculous man. >> seven people are displaced because of the fires officials say it's a blessing that nobody has been hurt. neighbors cannot help but suspect that an arsonist is at work, i think someone is here interested in buying these properties and intensely setting they will on fire, officials say they have officers on constant patrol and an arson task force comprised of state police and the state police and fire department is involved in the investigation. investigator says they will take their time collecting evidence before drawing any conclusions. >> until this there is definitive evidence that we can say this is arson we don't. we are waiting for the results of our investigating team to say this is what it is. th

fire fighters called to a home on the 400 block of bickley place in chester. it was 1:30 this morning. officials say fire inside a vacant row home spread to three neighboring homes it took fire fighters an hour and a half to get the fire under control. neighbors say they woke up to a chaotic scene. >> i was asleep on the couch and it just woke me up and said we got to leave. ran out of the door and seen a whole lot of flames from the next house and i said hurry up run that way. >> fire officials say another vacant home on the same block caught fire friday night. they are still investigating the cause of both fires. red cross is helping some of the residents who are displaced. >>> south jersey couple seriously injured when their house exploded wins a two million-dollar settlement, james and evelyn mccarthey were both severely burned after gas that leak out of the severed pipes filled their villas home in 2013 and then exploded. that blast happened when james in mccarthey turn on the shower igniting hot the water tank. sure guys heating air air conditioning will

chester fire department and the red cross conducting a fire safety walk through on the 400 block of bickleyce on friday night. a fire tortola row home in the middle of that block. two days later another fire a few doors down and then tuesday night a third fire. several homes were seriously damaged. more than two dozen people are being helped by the red cross tonight. authorities also making sure neighbors are prepared installing smoke detectors and offering fire safety tips. >>> encouraging news from item tell university hospital tonight about those injured in last month's train derailment. four patients are still receiving care tonight but none of them are in critical condition any longer. it's been more than three weeks since amtrak train 188 derailed on the northeast corridor line. eight people were killed and more than 200 injured. officials say the train was traveling at over 100 miles an hour. more than twice the speed limit when it went off the tracks. >>> the hunt is on tonight for an tack kerr whose crime was caught on camera in new york city subway station. he pushed a woman right

officials are investigating another suspicious house fire, "eyewitness news" on the 400 block of bickley police joined fire investigators to see if these fires are connect. now we will get a check of the forecast, might need that umbrella. >> it all depend on location, that is right. we do still have moisture to work with, in the atmosphere, primarily the bulk is taking a little bit of the vacation off to the south here. across our southern most shore towns, in cape may heading in toward sussex county and maybe your travel take to you rehoboth, you will see a few showers but rest of the storm scan is basically empty. you will deal with enough moisture to produce more cloud, still an on shore flow and wind flow is also meaning it might be breezy out there and any of these stray showers south of the city. cloud stick around, we will drop down to 59 and tomorrow it is looks like there is a shot to see variety pack of scattered showers. 69 degrees the high. otherwise clouds and we will start to rebound nicely here as we head in toward the weekend, vittoria. >> good morning everyone. you defi

investigators are trying to figure out if the fire is connected to two other fires along 400 bickleyrash we had northbound by fries mill road and the dairy queen just cleared out. everything reopened there. on the white horse pike in magnolia a wreck along ashland avenue. a tractor-trailer accident on 295 northbound by the white horse pike is off to the side. crash on east eighth street septa's route 36 trolley shuttle busing because of a fire in the area. matt. >> thank matt. meteorologist, david murphy with the accuweather forecast. david. >> cloudy and cool again this morning, matt. take a look as we're at 57 degrees in philadelphia. the skies in some cases starting to i don't know if i should say brighten but they are getting a little bit higher and we appear to be without any threat of rain currently. this afternoon 67 degrees, mostly cloudy skies. there is a chance of some sun coming back during the afternoon. the best chance will be across the northern half of the region, a lesser chance down by the shore and then mostly cloudy tomorrow, 66, a scattered sprinkle or shower. bac

the latest happened last night on bickley place. the homes were vacant. no one was hurt.m vai sikahema. we'll have a full hour of news in about 30 minutes. you can get the latest with the nbc 10 app. we'll see you in half hour. >>> we're back on this wednesday and ready to play a trivia game and the tony awards are this sunday. we want to test the knowledge and kathy is across the street and ready to hand out a hundred dollars to whoever gets the question. everyone gets a wonderful cd, so everyone is a winner. here to help me out is broadway.com lloyd webber. hi. are you ready to play? >> yes. >> reporter: and we have a beautiful woman here. momma mia is from which one? >> abba. >> it opened pup on broadway and it features hits and the winner takes it all and dancing queen. >> and everyone dances at the end. >> reporter: yeah a fun man from chicago. what seinfeld is going to be taking over? >> jason alexander. >> look at the broadway buffs across the street. >> yes, he takes over for larry david next week. we have not seen him on broadway for 25 year itselfs, but he is a