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derek sawyer responding the second by second response and firmly refutining what the mayo has done. we'll continue to stream this news conference online at 6abc.com. john rawlins remains on the scene and will have a full report coming up later on tonight. in the meantime we have the latest on the fire investigation and the protest on our 6 abc news app right now, you can see the slideshow and read more about the young victims find out how to help the survivors it's freer for your apple or android device. >>> three people are in the hospital after a skydiving accident in buck county. they crash landed at a high school in perkasie. david ryis live with more on what happened. >> reporter: yes, it happened right here in the school yard of goose elementary school. two skydivers fell from the sky in front of the school custodian who was out mowing the grass. >> he saw two skydivers fall to the ground, their parachute was not deployed. >> in were flying out of nearby pennridge airport. they jumped out of this plane by skydive philadelphia. one is a seasoned instructor from hill town and th
derek sawyer responding the second by second response and firmly refutining what the mayo has done. we'll continue to stream this news conference online at 6abc.com. john rawlins remains on the scene and will have a full report coming up later on tonight. in the meantime we have the latest on the fire investigation and the protest on our 6 abc news app right now, you can see the slideshow and read more about the young victims find out how to help the survivors it's freer for your apple or...
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>>reporter:and derek sawyer said at that time from the first call and the time that the firefighters arrived was 3 minutes. a pipeline truck was on scene two minutes later. they responded to another call. >> they heard on the radio there was a fire in their community. they wanted to make sure they were the first ones there in their own community to put this fire out. >>reporter:jim, the officials say all of the dispatched calls will be released to the public. live in southwest philadelphia, chad pradelli, "channel~6 action news." >>> thank you, chad. you can learn more about the deadly fire on our 6abc news app. we have slideshow including photos of the four young victims. >>> and the walls literally came crumbling down in the cobbs creek section of west philadelphia at the site of a rowhouse collapse. two of the homes caved into on the 6000 block of spruce street. the beloved pet was pulled out to safe. red cross is helping 10 people tonight. the l&i inspectors are trying to figure out what caused the house to collapse. >>> they remember crystal brown. she was caught in the middle o
>>reporter:and derek sawyer said at that time from the first call and the time that the firefighters arrived was 3 minutes. a pipeline truck was on scene two minutes later. they responded to another call. >> they heard on the radio there was a fire in their community. they wanted to make sure they were the first ones there in their own community to put this fire out. >>reporter:jim, the officials say all of the dispatched calls will be released to the public. live in southwest...
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fire commissioner derek sawyer told residents the response time was three minutes after the initial call i have children of my own. it's no way, no way that i would accept that our members didn't give their all to save those children. >> reporter: that report only angered people, many from liberia africa who made race allegations. one of the loudest voices came from the father of the boys who were killed in that fire. >> we pay taxes just like every one of them. we have to make a phone call first. >> reporter: at one point firefighters tried to respond to a call. officers dragged away those who blocked the engine. community leaders including state representative ronald waters rushed here to try to calm this crowd which eventually moved to the sense of the deadly fire scene. >> you appeal in a way that people are going to understand your pain but not to be rude and trying to start a riot. that's why i was trying to calm them down. >> reporter: police have been on this scene overnight to keep the peace and watch over that fire station and its firefighters. reporting in southwest philadelph
fire commissioner derek sawyer told residents the response time was three minutes after the initial call i have children of my own. it's no way, no way that i would accept that our members didn't give their all to save those children. >> reporter: that report only angered people, many from liberia africa who made race allegations. one of the loudest voices came from the father of the boys who were killed in that fire. >> we pay taxes just like every one of them. we have to make a...
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but fire commissioner derek sawyer says once fire radio got the call of the house fire, firefightersrrived on the scene in three minutes. mayor michael nutter says firefighters are not to blame for the children's deaths. >> the members of the philadelphia fire department and in particular the members serving at engine 40 and ladder four responded in a very timely fashion to this fire. any information being put out by other individuals that indicates otherwise is absolutely, positively directly incorrect. >> officials say they are going to release dispatch calls that will show just how quickly firefighters responded. >> those closest to a woman who was shot and killed by a stray bullet in wilmington, delaware, mourn her loss during a vigil and called for justice. dozens of people gathered outside the home of 44-year-old crystal brown last night. she was caught in the middle of a shootout on sunday night just as she was walking out of the adams mark near seventh and adams streets. brown's mother says the killer stole a wonderful person from this world. >> my daughter was a kind person.
but fire commissioner derek sawyer says once fire radio got the call of the house fire, firefightersrrived on the scene in three minutes. mayor michael nutter says firefighters are not to blame for the children's deaths. >> the members of the philadelphia fire department and in particular the members serving at engine 40 and ladder four responded in a very timely fashion to this fire. any information being put out by other individuals that indicates otherwise is absolutely, positively...
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so i reached out to the city's new fire commissioner, derek sawyer, to find out why aren't firefighters here in philadelphia inspecting propane tanks? and what will it take to make that happen? >> i think it's important that we do take on the responsibility. >> reporter: commissioner sawyer tells me she's pushing for a task force to bring several groups into the fold. >> it's going to take some legislation. not just from the fire service, but like i said, department of transportation which is federal. license and inspection. it's going to be a collaborative effort. >> reporter: so i reached out to several city council members. how likely is it that there will be legislation to help tighten the reins on it and at least get the fire department to inspect the propane tanks as another city? >> oh, it will happen. the question is to what degree do we implement any regulatory processes? >> reporter: your opinion why this hasn't been done before? >> well, i think it's kind of rare that a propane tanks explode in food trucks, and because it hasn't happened, not the sense of awareness about the
so i reached out to the city's new fire commissioner, derek sawyer, to find out why aren't firefighters here in philadelphia inspecting propane tanks? and what will it take to make that happen? >> i think it's important that we do take on the responsibility. >> reporter: commissioner sawyer tells me she's pushing for a task force to bring several groups into the fold. >> it's going to take some legislation. not just from the fire service, but like i said, department of...
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. >> fire commissioner derek sawyer laid out a gps map and 911 calls involving the crews arriving oncene. here's what they veal. 2:48 the first call is made. 2:46 a verbal dispatch is made about a couch fire on a porch connected to a house. at 2:47 a second 911 call stating the number of houses now on fire. >> four houses? >> four houses. four houses on fire. >> at two 2:49. at 2:50 pipeline equipped with water was on scene after leaving a car fire several blocks away. a third call made by a fire official requests additional help. >> there was no delay. there was none of that as you heard other people say that they said we're not coming. we don't care. none of that. >> you heard the sense of urgency for him to ask them to up great that assignment. >> deputy mayor everett gillison said firefighters did what they could as soon as they knew what they were dealing with. they acted appropriately. they acted heroically. they just couldn't safe. but to criticize this department is not fair, it's not the facts and that's what we're putting in front of you. >> reporter: meanwhile, the cause o
. >> fire commissioner derek sawyer laid out a gps map and 911 calls involving the crews arriving oncene. here's what they veal. 2:48 the first call is made. 2:46 a verbal dispatch is made about a couch fire on a porch connected to a house. at 2:47 a second 911 call stating the number of houses now on fire. >> four houses? >> four houses. four houses on fire. >> at two 2:49. at 2:50 pipeline equipped with water was on scene after leaving a car fire several blocks away. a...
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. >> reporter: commissioner derek sawyer says if residents are challenging the response time and woulde to see resident call logs. the the fire department is just behind me, the fire scene business a half a block down this street. so close geographically however this community is struggling to stay united following last week even's tragedy. back to you. >>> jennifer, thank you. >>> two thieves attending a doctor office not for drugs or their supplies but for their central air conditioning unit. men caught on surveillance hauling this $7,000 piece of equip amount way from andorra pediatrics on ridge avenue. thieves didn't even bother to cover their face as they work to cut electrical lines and drag unit away. while insurance is expect to cover cost in the meantime the staff and patients have to suffer in the sweltering heat. >> situation we have people working in here, all day long and it is 95 degrees a lot of babies are coming n it basically slows us down in terms of patients having to wait. >> authorities say copper was inside the unit, and finally that infamous fight between her and
. >> reporter: commissioner derek sawyer says if residents are challenging the response time and woulde to see resident call logs. the the fire department is just behind me, the fire scene business a half a block down this street. so close geographically however this community is struggling to stay united following last week even's tragedy. back to you. >>> jennifer, thank you. >>> two thieves attending a doctor office not for drugs or their supplies but for their...