claymont, delaware, apartment building is gone wiped away by an inferno overnight. firefighters scrambled to get everyone out alive, their homes and everything they own gone in the heart of the holiday season. katherine scott is live near the ruins, the harbor house apartments on harbor drive, katherine. >> reporter: and eva, we did just receive welcomes that one person has died in the overnight fire at least one person was taken to the hospital, but we don't know the extent of their injuries, you can see firefighters remain on the scene here in claymont after a long night balloting this blaze. there are 24 -- battling this blaze. there are 24 apartments affected in the complex. you can see that the flames were just whipping throt homes overnight. -- through the homes overnight. firefighters rescued a person from their apartment. the fire started at 2:30 a.m. at the harbor house apartment complex on harbor drive in claymont. when firefighters got here they were met with heavy flames shooting from the roof of the three story apartment buildings. firefighters attacked

overnight night fire in claymont, delaware, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> 6abc is where to get updates on the claymont fire and all news, 9 smart design fits your smart phone or tablets no matter how large or small your screen. check it out anytime anywhere. >>> let's go outside to meteorologist chris sowers with the latest accuweather forecast. >> reporter: all right, eva, the big story is the incredible warmup that's on the way. we could have temperatures five out of seven days at 50 degrees. reading is 30 degrees which is where we should be for this time of the year. allentown, 31, millville, 30, trenton, 30 degrees, the satellite and radar, lots of cloud cover over the delaware valley once again, just like yesterday. although, this morning if you look toward the center of the screen, where allentown sits, you notice a different shade of white. you can see the cluster pushing through the far person suburbs and the southern portions of the lehigh valley. a lot of it is not reaching the ground. if you live north and west of the city. you can see a couple of flakes withi

reporting live from claymont delaware this evening, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". sarah. >> kenneth, thank you. >>> a five five-year old man is under arrest accused of opening fire into a bar in the mayfair section of philadelphia overnight. it happen just after midnight at mcgeeh an's bar in the 44 hundred block of cottman avenue. the man became angry when his girlfriend refused to leave with him. he was then canned to leave but then return and allegedly fired several shots into the the location. a second man arrived later, fired off a shot and then struggled with officers. he too was arrested. >>> police are searching for two people who assaulted and robbed a 76 year-old woman, inside of her home in chester county. up investigators say one of the suspects was a former home health care work shore once cared for the victim. "action news" reporter annie mccormack has that story. >> reporter: police say 36 year-old leonard bernard and brianna mitchell schemed to rob a client of mitchell who live in the exton crossing apartment complex. mitchell a home health care wor

we're live in claymont, delaware with an update. plus: >> all every these items were left behind at airport checkpoints. i'm chris van cleve in union, new jersey, we'll show you the loss and found that many travelers don't even know about. that's coming up. >> and winter arrives, but we may be in for a warm up. carol has your christmas forecast next. >>> today is sunday december 21, goods morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm neck old briar, just about 7:30, breaking news for you, we will share that with you, and have update from claymont, delaware, right now a check on the forecast, carol is standing by, and it is almost the first day of winter. right, carol. >> yes, as we get later into the day, this evening, we do start winter, nicole. it is pretty quiet weekends. we've seen no precipitation out of this, and the winds have been very, very light. it is practically non-existent, just cool. we're starting to see the skies desperately trying it brighten up. we need to see some sun around here, because it has been way too

delaware overnight. the blaze broke out at an apartment buildings in claymont.action news" reporter, katherine scott has been following the story since early morning today and joins us live from the harbor house apartments on harbor drive with the latest. >> reporter: nydia, that's right, one person has died, a 72-year-old man was taken to the hospital listed in serious condition. you can see there's a lot of damage at this apartment complex. 17 units were on fire. you can see the roof is gone and the investigation is underway. >> i'm standing here and looking at everything burning. >> reporter: this man stood outside his claymont apartment buildings that was the devastated by a fire this morning. spotting smoky grabbed his wife and baby son and got out. he said everything inside the home is destroyed. >> i am speechless, i was looking at flames from here, my apartment burning, everything burning. >> reporter: firefighters were called to the harbor house apartment complex on the 200 block of harbor drive after 2:30. they also they were here within -- they say th

in claymont delaware, shy ma choudhry, cbs3 "eyewitness new news". >> stay with us everyone.n "eyewitness news" governor chris christie sends president barack obama a letter. giving back to family that has lost so much a special christmas delivery arrived at the doorstep of one local home. how santa got some help from this elves in blue. and how to respond to the sony hacking scandal. the white house is weighing its options. who it might be asking to help out. justin? >> i am tracking rain leading up to christmas day. i'll let you know when it arrives coming up in the "eyewitness weather" forecast. >> and straight ahead in sports did indianapolis beat the cowboys today to keep the eagles slim playoff chances alive? beasley reece has the details. >> governor christie sends a letter to president obama demanding that a convicted cop killer be returned to the us before talks with cuba move forward. joanne chess march was convicted of killing new jersey state trooper

we're live in claymont, delaware. syma chowdhry, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> syma, thank you. a sad day for the new york city police department which is hon two, fallen officers who were ambushed by a gunman in brooklyn. officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu were in their patrol car when the gunman walk up and opened fire. that man has since been identified as ismaaiyl brinsley. he actually post add message on social media before the killings indicating his intentions to retaliate against the department in wake of the death of eric garn nerve new york and michael brown in ferguson, missouri. >> they were quite simply assassinated. >> targeted for their uniform, everyone should feel they were attack, every city attack by this haneous individual. >> brinsley then turned the gun on himself, inside a nearby subway station. he's also being connected to the shooting of his exgirlfriends in baltimore earlier this day. now, she did survive and is hospitalized this morning. >> now, in response to his social media post, civil rights activist reverend al sharpton issued statement saying,

also tonight firefighters continue to battle a three alarm fire at the value run apartments in claymont delawareof injuries and however three buildings were destroyed and apartments were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. this fire is three miles from apartment complex hit by a fatal fire earlier this morning. >> a 55-year-old man arrested accuse 6ed of opening fire into a bar in a fair fair section overnight in mc geea n's bar. he turned hostile when the girlfriend reused to leave without him. he was asked to leave, returned and elderly opened fire and shot several shots into the bar. a second man late area rivd firing off another shot and struggled with officer he was quickly arrested as well. >> police in norris up to are investigating an early morning double shooting in the burrow at the powell and west fernan street 1:30 this morning one victim was air-lifted to jefferson while the other went to the hospital of university of pennsylvania. no further information released at this time. >> two dozen cats who live in their own represented space have to move out. a homeowner in cheste

killed and several people displaced after two large fires at several apartment complexes in claymont, delaware. the second one happy at the valley complex. the other fire was the harbor house apartments on harbor drive. one person was found dead in that fire, 17 apartments were damaged. >>> an investigation is underway at this raging fire at the arabian horse farm on gun club road. 12 horses died, one survived. we'll have more on the fire investigation later today on "action news" beginning at 4:00 p.m. >>> the ambush killing of two police officers in new york city has officers all across the country on high alert. officials say the gunman vowed to kill police in retaliation for the death of black men at the handles of white officers. in new york, all officers are being told to wear their bullet proof vests tall times. in newark, new jersey, police are being not to patrol alone and avoid people looking for confrontations. >>> the children from one of the slain nypd officers is getting support for college. $40,000 has been set aside for rafael ramos' two sons, wenjian liu was killed on saturday

in claymont, delaware, syma chowdhury, "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> a domestic dispute maye sparked a shooting at a bar in the northeast just after midnight a 23-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his arm while sitting inside mcgee's pub in holmesburg. 15 minutes after police arrived, authorities say a second person fired shots at officers standing outside. no officers were hurt and that man was arrested. two weapons were you would matily recovered but police are still searching for the original shooter in this case. >>> stay with us everyone. there's a lot more ahead at 10 o'clock here on the cw philly: it's a tale of holiday spirit as police officers and community members team up top help a pair of girls who lost their mother just months ago. >>> and the sunday morning talk show circuit brings some strong commentary on the sony hacking scandal. th >> welcome back. officers in winslow township new jersey take action to ensure two girls who lost their any other a violent crime earlier this year have a reason to smile this christmas. "eyewitness news" reporter steve matt

. >>> investigators say fire that destroyed several apartments at a complex, in claymont, delaware was an accident. at least six families were displaced from that fire, broke out sunday morning at valley run apartment complex on butter nut court. officials determined that fire, was caused by a stove, being used to heat a second floor apartment. three people suffered minor injuries, the damage is estimated, and at $500,000. >>> police need public's help to catch two suspects wanted for robbing a mini mart in kensington friday night. surveillance video shows armed robbers approaching the store in the 200 block of east west moreland street. investigators tell "eyewitness news" once inside those armed robbers spoke spanish, and demanding the store clerk's gun and cash. >>> if you recognize these suspects call the police. >>> manhunt is on for serial bank robbery suspect in philadelphia, investigators say bandit is responsible for three bank robberies and one a tempted robbery in the city over the past two weeks. most recent happened at the prudential saving bank at 17th and brought monday

. >> something heart felt is happening after a terrible fire in claymont delaware.onations are pouring in for the residents of the harbor house apartments a fire ripped through the units there on sunday morning. one person was killed. 22 families lost their homes and with that all of their christmas gifts. >> all of a sudden everyone started calling. all the tenants here reached out and said, you know, these people, we don't know the people, a lot of the people that lost their homes but this is our community. >> the six children affected will not be left without presents. the community is also raising some ton help the adults. >> we found a gas station in our area serving a gallon of regular for under two dollars. details next in our first look at business. panhandler is attacked. the beating was captured on video and the attacker is explaining why he did it. >> a woman hundreds a man's advances on facebook. what police say he did next landed him in jail and caused the woman to lose her home. karen. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have some showers th

. >>> authorities continue to investigate a fatal fire in claymont delaware over the weekend.the meantime the tragedy has managed to bring the community together. this is just a small portion of the donated items that residents in the harbor house apartment complex have donated over the last 24 hours. 22 families in the building lost their homes sunday when a huge fire swept through the complex and it killed one resident. the fire consumed the families' homes and with them their christmas presents that were inside. >> all of a sudden everyone started calling. all the tenants here reached out and said, you know, these people, we don't know the people, a lot of the people that lost their homes but this is our community, harbor house is where we live and we want to help them. >> so now the six kids affected will be getting their christmas presents and the community is also working to raise money for the adults. there's still no word on what caused the fire. >> 5:53 is the time and up next tv meteorologist who was talks about his brush with death. >> also, a holiday delight for lo

. >> reporter: in claymont, delaware, brad satin, fox 29 news. >> charges have been filed against a coupleused of a home invasion robbery in exton, pennsylvania, but the couple still on the loose. this crime happened yesterday at the exton crossing development. police say 36-year-old leonard bernard posed as a worker from a home health care company. he push his way into a 76-year-old woman's home and robbed her of her jewelry before he left. investigators say he tied her hands together. bernard and 41-year-old brianna mitchell are wanted for this crime. they face numerous charges. >>> delaware state police are investigating an accident, an elderly woman was hit and kill killed. authorities say the 78-year-old woman was crossing the street but she was not inside a marked crosswalk when she was hit by an suv on cocks neck road saturday night around 6:15. she died right there at the scene. >> legendary boxer mohammed ali is in the hospital right now reportedly with a mild case of pneumonia. the boxing great is expect to do only spend a short amount of time in the hospital. three-time world he

delaware. a two-alarm fire consumed an apartment complex in claymont. firefighters rushed into to residents trapped in the intense flames. one person was killed, another rushed to the hospital. residents are left homeless with nothing but the clothes on their backs, days before chrisy -- christmas. katherine scott joins us live from the scene with the details. katherine? >> reporter: eva the fire investigation is underway this morning, we do know that one person has died and a 72-year-old man remains in the hospital in serious condition. if you take a look at the building you can see where the fire completely tore through that roof. the roof is gone this morning. investigators remain on the scene here after the fire that claimed the life of one person. fierce flames stretched high above the claymont homes after a fire tore through two buildings at the harbor house apartment complex on the 200 block of harbor drive. >> i can't believe it, because the whole entire block is gone. >> reporter: firefighters were called after 2:30 a.m. they also they were her

. >>> education advocates are stepping in to help students impacted by the two blazes in claymont, delawaree brandywine education, is announcing a fundraiser, two families lost nearly everything in the two blazes that ripped through the harbor house and valley apartments on sunday. the community believes the families will come lieu for families impacted. >> we are hoping to bring the whole community together to support the efforts. families are invited to drop or cash donations and gift cards this saturday from 9:00 and noon at the middle school. >>> a home in bethlehem may be the best looking on the block, dan won a contest for deck the halls, lost his legs and before the crew showed up he only had one decoration on display but not anymore. >>> do you expect to see a tablet or smart phone under your tree. make the 6 abc family of apps among your first downloads, the 6 abc news app and storm tracker 6 app and the events and 6 abc alarm clock and watch 6 abc app as well. download them from the app and android app store. and there is a sharrie williams app. >> we have so many apps. >> cooking

two massive fires destroyed two apartment buildings in claymont delaware. >> president obama leans once commissioner, after two new york city officers were killed in an ambush. >> new overnight, the pennsylvania state trooper who survived a deadly attack back in september has a message of hope for supporters. >> hey, everyone, it's 6:30, monday, let's go over to karen rogers filling in for david, and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: good morning on monday morning, it's cold out here as you held out the door. 28 degrees in martins creek, 31 in fleetwood. 21 in ken net square and in the suburbs of new jersey, 10 degrees in browns mill. 26 degrees in dover, delaware. frost out there, you need to give yourself a little time to warm up the car and scrape the windshield. satellite and radar showing a good amount of cloud cover in the area. we have breaks out to the west, but for the most part we have cloudy skies. you can seem the showers building in from the south. it's not a terribly wet day, but you want to watch for the showers. 9:00 a.m., 33 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, noon, dr

. >>> authorities continue to investigate a fatal fire in claymont, delaware over the weekend but in the meantime the tragedy has brought that community together. this is just a small portion of the donated items that residents in the harbor house apartment complex have given over the last 24 hours. twenty-two families lost their homes yesterday morning when this huge fire swept through that complex killing one resident. fire did not just ruin the family's possessions but also destroyed all of their christmas gifts. >> all of a sudden everyone started calling. all of the tenants reached out and said, you know, these people we don't know a lot of the people that lost their homes but this is our community. harbor house is where we live and we want to help them. >> the six children whose families lost everything now have af christmas gifts already, and now the community is, raising money for the adults there. there is still no word just yet on what cause that had fire. >>> meanwhile fire investigators in delaware are working to determine the cause of this fire in hockessin. eleven pride

live in claymont, delaware, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> this just in, we have some new information on the bar shooting in northeast philadelphia that we've been telling you about this morning. we've just learned that the man suspected of opening fire at the rock bottom bar has turned himself in to police. that suspect was wanted for shooting a 23-year-old man who was taken to the hospital with a graze wound to the arm. police also have another man in custody for a separate shooting at that same bar. nobody was hurt in that incident. >>> it was a solemn salute in brooklyn as members of the nypd took part in one of the force's saddest traditions. officers stood and saluted as the bodies of two officers kimmed yesterdkim -- killed yesterday afternoon were taken from the hospital. as you can see from our video, it was a very disturbing day yesterday in new york. again, they are working to try to learn more about what went on yesterday. we know that officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu were sitting in their marked vehicle when a man came up and shot them each in the head. police commis

reporting in claymont, delaware, ken, open "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> a 55-year-old man is underrrest aus coulded of opening fire into a mayfair bar. it happened after midnight at mageen's bar cottman avenuech the man became angry when his girlfriend refused to leave with him. he was asked to leave and returned and allegedly fired several shots into the location. a second mana rivd later fired off a shot and struggled with officers. he, too was arrested. >> also last night two men in norristown had to be airlifted to hospitals in philadelphia after a double shooting. police responded to the intersection of powell street and west fornan one was type jefferson hospital the other to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. police continue to investigates. >>> officials in camden hope you can help them find this missing woman. 4-year-old alana pernel was seen on the 400 block of washington street lanning square earlier today. she's about 5' 5", 110 pound green shirt black leather jacket and blue and black adeed as sneakers skawl camden county police if you have tips on her whe

. >> in claymont, delaware, brad saton, "fox 29 news". >> delaware still police investigating a accident, an elderly woman was hit and killed. authorities say the 78 year old woman was crossing the street but not inside marked crosswalk when hit by suv on coxneck road. happened saturday night around 6:15. she died there at the scene. >> legendary boxer muhammad ali in the hospital right now reportedly with a mild case of pneumonia. the boxing great is expected to only spend a short amount of time in the hospital. >> the three time world heavy weight champ also battling parkinson's disease, being treated by team of doctors, in stable condition. >> no details further. >> dramatic and heroic rescue. >> off duty firefighters did not have the tools they needed to push -- to pull three people from burning car, but did it anyway. they describe this terrifying scene coming up. >> and crossing thousands of miles to turn strange nears families. four year old madeline has come a long way from a hospital in china to live with a family in our >> anti-castro protesters gathering in florida, opposing t

delaware this morning. one person is dead after an apartment fire in claymont.eral families are left homeless this holiday season. we've got brad satin there with a life report from the scene. we'll check in with him in a matter of moments. good morning to all of hugh are joining us on fox 29 weekend. on this last sunday before christmas. >> it's already the 21st. i can't believe it. i'm karen hepp. >> i'm lauren johnson i tried to battle the crowds yesterday on walnut street. nightmare. >> a lot of news to get to including president barack obama responding to the murder of two new york city police officers. >> and that game yesterday you watched, your heart was breaki breaking. the jaw dropper eagles fall to the redskins making the playoff hopes slim, not impossible, but slim. >> all right. we begin this morning with your interactive weather taking a life look outside this morning and caitlin it wasn't as bad as i thought when i walk out there. a little chilly but not too bad. >> it's cold but we shall get a little more sunshine later this afternoon. you see th

. >>> investigators ruled the fire that tore through an apartment complex, in claymont, delaware was accidental. at least six families were displaced when fire broke out sunday morning at valley run apartment complex at butt arenet court. officials determined the fire was caused by a stove being used to heat a second floor apartment. three people suffered minor injuries in that fire and damage is estimated at $500,000. >>> tonight the mayor of the st. louis suburb of berkley is calling for calm, this just hours after another deadly shooting, and police officer, police say that pulled the gun on the officer just miles from where michael brown died in august. correspondent, now has the story. >> reporter: surveillance video taken from a gas station, shows the moment before an officer shot and killed 18 year-old antonio martin. >> the individual, released a pistol, and it is arm straight out and pointed out across the hood of the police car and at that point the officer, produced his service weapon and fired, what we think at this point is three shots. >> reporter: police say the office

. >> we have more on breaking news from claymont, delaware, a massive fire at the harbor house apartmentplex has killed one person and seriously injured a 72-year-old man. there's no word on the cause. we'll have a live update on the investigation on "action news" at 9:00. >>> it is 8:27 sunday morning, i'm eva pilgrim. let's send it outside to meteorologist chris sowers with accuweather. chris. >> reporter: good morning, eva, we have sun on the terrace. don't get used to it, this will be all the sun you see up until christmas day. sun and clouds today, cloudy, monday, patchy drizzle are shower tuesday, 52. rainy and windy, christmas eve, 60 degrees, 50 degrees christmas day. >> else that it for "action news" we're back florida half-hour, stay tuned for more "good morning america." ♪ can you feel the love tonight ♪ >> oh, i feel it. >> elton john, we can all feel the love tonight. we can actually feel it this morning. that song is ringing true. he is making a big move inviting the public to watch. good morning, america. i'm paula faris alongside ryan smith. we're going to have more on el

delaware. it all started around 2:30 this morning, here on the 200 block of harvard drive in claymont. you can see the flames just spread through several floors before firefighters could get it under control. we're also told one person has been taken to the hospital. but no word yet on their condition. stay with "eyewitness news" as we continue to gather more information from the scene of that fire. >>> philadelphia police re ponds to shoot nag local bar, and the officers themselves are met with gunfire. they say it started at the domestic dispute magee on's club in the holmesburg neighborhood. one graded by bullet and expected to be okay. during the investigation another man armed with two guns walked up and shot a single round in the direction of the officers. >> the other guy coming here with police lights on, and lot of police cars at this location, and the male comes in there with two guns, one in his hand, and fires a shot, because obviously hit one of us or one of the witnesses. >> now, it is unclear why that second gunman opened fire. he was arrested without further incident. m

delaware. it happened at claymont yesterd morning. one pers was killed. they rallied to collect all of the clothes and necessities for those displaced. >> al a sudden, everyone called. all the tenants reached out we don't know the people that lost their homes. but this is our community. >> six children were among those that were left homeless. the cause of the fire has not been determined. >>>he south jersey college studen suing her parents for not paying her tuition were back in court. she asked the judge in condition tempcontemptof court. they will not pay $16,000. he will not make anyone pay. until the case law is -- dupont announced it moving its corpora headquarters outsid of t city. the move is not expected to include job cuts. dupont consolidates it's corpora operation in greenvi the chemical business is spinning next year and renamed kenmore's company. it moves into dupont's old buildi downwn in rodney square. >>>oe cocker lost his battle with cancer. his success began in 1964. his hits "you are so beautiful" and "with a little help from my friend

they are the guy i grew up with in scranton and claymont, delaware.n with the brave heart and the generous soul. a brother who always looked out for his sister. a father whose words were always encouraging to you boys, with a touch that can soothe away the fear. and a son who made his mother proud every time he turned and smiled at her. and a husband with a gentle hand who could soothe away the concerns, who you knew would always be there. a former school safety officer became a cop at age 37. an active member of his church studying to become a chaplain. a father, a husband, a son, a seven year veteran on the force. a son of a chinese immigrant, his partner, conversant in several dialects. a newlywed. both confident, committed, passionate and vigilant. being a cop was not what they did. it was who they were. like every man and woman in uniform here today. it is who you are. and they, like every one of you in uniform inside this church and outside, you all joined for essentially the same reason. there was something about you that made you think you cou

they're the guy i grew up with in scranton and claymont, delaware.the most courage and the most compassion. the man, the brave heart and the generous soul. a brother who always looked out for his sister, a father, a father whose words were always encouraging to you boys with a touch that could soothe away the fear. and a son who made his mother proud every time he turned and smiled at her. and a husband with a gentle hand who could soothe away the concerns, who you knew would always be there. a former school safety officer became a cop at age 37. an active member of his church studying to become a chaplain. a father, a husband, a son, a seven-year veteran on the force. a son of a chinese immigrant, his partner conversant in several dialects, a newlywed. both confident, committed, passionate and vigilant. being a cop was not what they did, it was who they were. like every man and woman in uniform here today, it's who you are. and they, like every one of you in uniform inside this church and outside, you all joined for essentially the same reason. ther

delaware on sunday. meantime, as fire investigators look for a cause, an autopsy will be performed today, on the person who was killed, over in claymont. >> two fires, in new castle county, delaware sunday. one person dead, and dozens homeless. both fast-moving fires leaving only a shadow of what once was behind. >> i was looking from here, my apartment was burning, everything is burning. my tears came out, you notice it is very tough. >> close to 40 others are displace from the their homes, here at the harbor house ants on harbor drive in claymont. this fire started around 2:30 sunday morning i a

delaware on sunday. meantime, as fire investigators look for a cause, an autopsy will be performed today, on the person who was killed, over in claymont. >> two fires, in new castle county, delaware sunday. one person dead, and dozens homeless. both fast-moving fires leaving only a shadow of what once was behind. >> i was looking from here, my apartment was burning, everything is burning. my tears came out, you notice it is very tough. >> close to 40 others are displace from the their homes, here at the harbor house ants on harbor drive in claymont. this fire started around 2:30 sunday morning in a third floor apartment. by the time fire crews arrived, the building was engulfed in flames. >> we definitely were engulfed before we got on location. >> took crews three hours to control the fire. one person was found dead inside after apartment. and 72 year old man, had to be rescued and taken to the hospital. later sunday night, around 9:00 another fire. this time, at the apartments on butter nut court in wilmington there is fire sent three people to the hospital for minor injuries. including a paramedic and firefighter, and here, 12 peop

. >> out of delaware, flames erupted at another claymont building 3 miles away from a deadly apartment fire that ignited early sunday morning. >> "action news" has learned that four people were injured in the latest fire including a firefighter and paramedic. >> reporter: katherine scott is live in claymont with the very latest. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, there's no indication at this point that the fires are connected. several people were injured in this fire. everyone is expected to be okay, but multiple people are out of their homes, 6 families, 1 people can't return home, they were being assisted by the red cross after last night's fire, you can see all the damage here at the valley run apartments. these apartments completely gutted. this tombs on the unit block of butternut court in claymont. when fire crews arrived flames were tearing through the roof of a building. a 79-year-old woman injured her back while excavating. she was taken to the hospital in stable condition. a 28-year-old firefighter suffered a head injury and was taken to the hospital in

looking into a pair of apartment fires in delaware that left a person dead anticipate dozens homeless just days before christmas. one of the blazes erupted in claymont, # miles ray partly. -- three miles apart. katherine scott talked to the neighbors who witnessed the infernos and she joins us live at the valley complex. >> reporter: the delaware state fire marshal has their hands full today they are investigating two fires in claymont and a third in hockessin. none of them are related. on butternut court we're told there could be a half million dollars worth of damage. 15 units were damaged in the fire and the red cross is asking 12 people who are unable to return home. >> i heard a loud bang. >> reporter: at first it sounded like a car backfire, but they saw smoke coming from a window at 9:15. >> i noticed smoke from the second floor apartment we ran over and started knocking on all the doors trying to get everybody out of the apartments. >> reporter: the flames escalated quickly spreading through the ports on -- unit block of butternut court. 28-year-old firefighter suffered a head injury and a paramedic injured an ankle. the delaware state fire

claymont. two fires in new castle county delaware sunday, one person dead, and dozen homeless. both fast moving fires leaving only a shadow of what once was behind. >> i was looking from here, my apartment was burning, everything is burning. my tears, you notice, very tough. >> close to 40 other are displace from the their homes here at the harbor house apartments on harbor drive in claymont. >> this fire started about 2:30 sunday morning in a third floor apartment. by the time the firefighters arrived the building was engulfed in flames. >> it took crews three hours to control the fire. one person was found dead inside after apartment, and a 72 year old man had to be rescued and taken to the hospital. later sunday night, around 9:00, another fire, this time, at the apartments on butter nut court in wilmington. this fire sent three people to the hospital for minor injuries, including a paramedic and firefighter. and here, 12 people are now displaced. >> it is amazing how resilient people are after a fire. and these people will be resilient. >> but it is a determination many are

delaware, seven hours and three miles apart. katherine scott is live at one of the scenes in claymont with more. katherine. >> reporter: matt, 12 people are out of their homes here, there were several injuries, but no one has been injured seriously. the investigation is underway into how this all began on the unit block of butternut court in claymont last night. this fire broke out at 9:15 p.m. when fire crews arrived flames were already ripping through the roof. a 79-year-old woman injured her back while excavating and treated at the hospital. a firefighter suffered a head injury and taken to the hospital in stable condition. a paramedic was treated for an ankle injury. everyone is okay, but homes are in ruins. >> my friend darren that lives upstairs was talking about, i had my wife's christmas presents wrapped and ready to go, it's all gone, they lost everything >> reporter: [ no audio ] in a fire in claymont last night one person died and one 72-year-old man is in serious condition. 40 people are out of their homes at the harbor house apartment complex, that fire is under investigation, at th

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claymont, one person died. >> two fires in new castle county delaware sunday, one person dead, and dozens homeless. both fast moving showers, leaving aisled owe of what was once behind. >> i was looking here, my apartment burning, everything is burning. my tears came out, you already in the, very tough. >> close to 40 other displace from the their homes here at the harbor house ants in claymont there is fire start around 2:30 sunday morning in third floor apartment. by the time fire crews arrived, the building was engulfed in flames. >> we definitely behind the eight ball before we even got on location. >> it took crews three hours to control the firement one person was found dead inside after apartment, and 72 year old man had to be rescued and taken to the hospital. later sunday night, another fire, butter nut court in wilmington there is fire sent three people to the hospital for minor injuries including a paramedic and firefighter and here 12 people are now displaced. >> amazing how resilient people are after a fire, and these people will be resilient. >> but it is a determination many are find

delaware. flames ripped through an apartment complex this morning killing one and injuring another. many others at the harbor house apartments in claymontre out of their homes. we spoke with rates that watched their homes go up in flames a few days before christmas. >> man. >> reporter: neighbors grabbed cell phones and cameras as flames poured out on harbor drive before 2:30 this morning. residents in the building wer%í cold to get out. >> this guy coming downstairs, to get my mother-in-law, my wife, my pets, to get out. and just a little bit of smoke and everything on fire. >> reporter: firefighters say it started on the third floor. flamesjáru quickly spread from apartment to another and it was intense, taking three hours to get it under control. >> it was blazing. i mean, it was really, really high. the flames came through the roof. i think if anybody in there, theynsyu must have had to run or something. it was really high. >> reporter: the medical examiner was called in to remove the victim that died. as ashes were smoldering, and the fire marshall office still investigating. the red cross is helping eight families who lost their h

delaware in the evenings during the weekdays. so there's a new afternoon express train that will offer service to claymont and wilmington and newark. more than 17 hadn't dread people signed a petition back in july asking for the changes. >> and turning now to your fox 29 weather authority. have to say, kind of enjoying those mild temperatures. >> yeah. seeing a little bit of the sun out there today. >> a little tiny bit, iain much that's the most we've seen in a week. we have had seven days straight of the gray weather. nice to see a little bit of sun however brief it was this afternoon. looking forward to tomorrow. hanukkah beginning tuesday nig night. sunset at 4:37 p.m. we will see some scattered showers so that's the forecast at least for the first night of hanukkah. outside right now mapely clear skies. we did see the late afternoon sunshine. it felt great. but clouds quickly on the heels of what was a pretty nice monday. that is because those clouds are increasing out ahead of warm front lifting showers into the northern gulf coast states into the tennessee valley and wrapping back around into the chicago minneapolis area. j

delaware, sent two people to the hospital. take a look at this video that was septembnt to us from a view. it shows flames at the harper house apartments in claymont. nbc 10 was on the scene where crews brought the fire under control just within the last hour. we are working to find out those two victims' conditions and exactly how many people had to be evacuated from that apartment complex. investigators are now looking for the cause of this fire. >>> also new from overnight, two different shootings at a north philadelphia bar leave one man hurt and another man under arrest. according to police, it all started when a man and a woman got into an argument at the rock bottom bar. police say that man came back with a gun and shot another man. the victim is in the hospital with a graze wound to the arm. the suspect is on the run. just moments after police officers responded to that scene at the bar, there was another shooting. police say someone fired in their direction. officers have arrested that gunman. >>> a solemn display in brooklyn last night as members of the nypd saluted the bodies of the two police officers killed yesterday afternoon. the sa

delaware. the flames ripped through an apartment complex. one person is dead, another is hurt. many more are out of a home. matt delucia is live on the scene in claymont. i would imagine this is especially difficult for the victims' families, for the residents because it comes during the holiday season. >> reporter: we moved around to the other side of the building, the backside here to give you another angle. this is the harbor house apartments on harbor drive in claymont. you can see how much damage was caused by this fire. there's still a little smoke that we could see on the second and third floors on the other side. firefighters tell us that the fire started in that top floor there. the third floor in an apartment. this video was shot by a neighbor as the flames were spreading out of control. several neighbors came outside to watch as firefighters try to get the upper hand as one apartment after another burned. one of the workers tells me that two buildings have damage. this was a tough one. it took almost three hours to bring this fire under control. i did speak with several neighbors out here and a man who lives in that building and he describe

delaware within just miles of each other. the first, jed morning, at an apartment complex in claymont. the second, last night in wilmington. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao spoke to residents who lost everything to the flames. >> reporter: up in flames, eyewitness cell phone video captures moment where fire bursts through the roof of an apartment building in wilmington, delaware and sent dozens running for their lives. >> it was horrible. people had to get out quickly. and in the fire it spread very quickly. >> reporter: lar abates was at the apartments on butternut court as fire fighters for the the flames, offering her home as a place for neighbors to get out of the cold. >> it was just neighbors in need getting out here and hooking people up with their families. >> reporter: fire started here at 9:00 o'clock sunday night and as the sun rose the the destruction became apparent. twelve people displaced, three taken to the hospital with minor injuries. but earlier on sunday another fire in new castle county this one just miles away in claymont. >> we definitely are behind the eight ball before we got on the locatio

delaware in the evenings during the weekdays. plus a new afternoon express train will now offer service to claymont, wilmington and newark. more than 1700 commuters signed a petition back in july asking for the changes. >> at atlantic college is it asking its ties with comedian bill cosby. spellman college says it is suspending its endowed professor ship with cosby a mid allegations that cosby sexually assaulted a number of women. the program was created to bring positive attention and scholars to the campus. the school says that goal is not currently being met under the circumstances. bill cosby has stayed mostly silent after several women have accused of of him having drugged and raped them. cosby denying the allegations. >>> all right. it's a tough monday for the eagles. they lose on sunday night football a big game against the cowboys at the linc. it had play off implications for both teams. how is the team taking the loss howard eskin joins us now. eagles not out of the playoffs but they need to win and get a lot of help. >> they got to get a lot of help. the first thing that has to happen dallas losing next sunday t

. >> the delaware state fire marshals office has its hands full today investigating three fires that took place yesterday, two of them are in claymont a third in hockessin. none are connected. here on butternut court 15 apartments were damaged and the red cross is assisting at least 12 people who are unable to return home. >> i just heard a loud bang. >> reporter: at first bill said it sounded like a car had backfired. then he saw smoke coming from a window at valley run apartments in claymont around 9:15 last night. >> it was just unbelievable how quickly it started from there and just -- and every time they thought they had it out, it was a flareup again. >> reporter: flames escalated quickly spreading to apartments on the unit block of butternut court. they were several injuries, none of them serious. the delaware state fire marshal's office was back here this morning investigating trying to determine what caused the blaze that left these homes in ruins just days before christmas. >> christmastime, you know, now the families are displaced and it's horrible. >> my friend darren that lives upstairs was just talking about, you know,

. >>> delaware fire investigators have determined that a stove being used to heat an apartment sparked the big fire at the valley run apartments in claymontght. detectives say items left near the stove caught fire and quickly spread damaging 15 apartments on butternut court. residents whose apartments were damaged or destroyed are being housed in other available units in that same complex. >> and still to come on "action news" tonight, it was crunch time across the region today to pick up those essential holiday eats and sweets and one philadelphia hot spot was hopping with activity. we'll show you. >> plus, a local woman is making sure those who are without their families this christmas get a heavy helping of holiday cheer. and melissa is in for adam tonight. hi, melissa. >> hi, sharrie. heaviest of the rainfall lifting offer to our north and east. we're for the most part drive. there's another cluster off to our west that moves in overnight and for the first half of christmas day improvement is on the way. details with the accuweather forecast. >> melissa in sports jeff sixers news when "action news" comes right back. >> first here is a

delaware, has turned deadly. we've confirmed that one of two people who were sent to the hospital has died. the fire broke out at the harbor house apartments in claymontng. we are working to get more information on that second victim taken to the hospital. we will have an update coming up at 9:00 this morning. >>> before we leave you, for now, we do want to get one last check of the weather. the sun is out looking a little bit better than it did this time yesterday. >> we're going to see cloudy conditions as we head into the rest of your sunday. cold and dry, staying pretty close to average. temperatures today pushing into the low 40s. it's going to be cold. winter officially starts heading into the evening. and then as we push into next week, we track wet conditions, mild conditions. take a look at christmas eve. heavy rain expected. windy conditions. and then we drop down back to the 40s for christmas day. windy conditions expected to remain. so it will feel like christmas by the time christmas rolls around. >> in addition to that rain ahead of the holiday, we are tracking santa. norad is ready for santa's big journey across the world. the north ame

claymont last weekend. now, it's not clear if the fire was started to conceal the crime. the fire marshal is still trying to pinpoint what started the blaze. >>> also from our delaware newshis is 22-year-old dante morrison. authorities say they have been looking for him since august 5th when he allegedly robbed two teenagers at the capital greenhousing complex. during a traffic stop in dover saturday night an officer recognized morrison and arrested him. he was also allegedly found with a fully loaded .22 caliber handgun. he's now being held on $116,000 bond. >>> and the red cross is helping a family with shelter clothing and food after their home caught on fire today in philadelphia's brewerytown section. chopper 6 hd over the scene in the 1300 block of north 28th street. it took firefighters just 20 minutes to put out the flames. the cause is under investigation right now. fortunately nobody was hurt. >> now to the latest on the search for that missing air asia flight. today the indonesian government asked the u.s. for help locating the missing aircraft. air asia flight 8501 vanished sunday morning on its way from indonesia to singapore. 162 people were on board. it's