. >> pamela davis almost got trapped inside. >> i got disoriented. i see how people die in fires because i lost it. >> one read later died in the hospital and two residents sufferered minor injuries and 30 people were forced to flee in the cold and they were put on septa buses and sent to a shelter at norristown high. and after 2:00 firefighters called a second alarm and linda awoke to chaos on her block i woke and saw firefighters everywhere and they set get out now. >> officials believe the fire may have started when someone threw something flammable down the trash shoot to the basement. sprinklers went off and the alarms went off but it could not stop the fire. and the back of the building collapsed. >> now, the red cross is closing the temporary shelter at the high school and putting 15 people in hotels tonight and the fire and police department are all involved in the investigation into this blaze the coroner's office has not released the name of the person who died because they have not been able to reach any next of kin. live in norristown i'm

. >> pamela davis lived in 105 and is getting help from the red cross at their temporary shelter at the high school. >> my neighbor went in off the fire escape, and went in the opposite direction. he came and got me. >> you are thankful right now yes, we are best buds since. >> that is one way to make a friend for life, those are the stories about people that are rescued. it could take two days or more to figure out an exact cause this morning there were 30 people and they were assisting at least 19 and many remain at norristown high school reporting live in norristown, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> icy conditions force police to shut down part of lincoln drive this morning. chopper 6 hd was overhead after one car slid off the road into a tree off gypsy lane, it stopped just short of the water they closed down lincoln drive in the area as a precaution. david murphy is at the big board with more of the freezing conditions that caused problems this morning and the slight warm-up we are experiencing now. >> it felt good but no surprise there was ice out there.

pamela davis was alerted by her neighbor after going back to get shoes on she was disoriented by the thickening smoke. >> by the time i went to get my hats and socks on there was smoke and i got panicky and luckily he was there. and i was hollering for someone to help me i went in the opposite direction. and i came in and got me. >> the shelter is set up at the norristown high school and richard mason donated boxes of warm clothes from the fire victims. >> i just took in 12 or 15 boxes of hoodies and t-shirts to help out. >> stuff that people may have lost in the fire. >> correct. >> police have not identified the fatality of this case, they were a resident. and the borough is bringing in a demolition company and they will start to demolish the fourth floor, it's unstable and they are trying to get that portion down as soon as possible. live in norristown, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. our coverage of this fire continues online today can you see the pictures from the scene as firefighters battle the flames, you'll find it all now on 6abc.com. >>> fire investigat