PHILADELPHIA — A 3-year-old girl died after being trapped inside a burning rowhome in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, fire officials said.<\/p>\n
The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 3300-Block of D Street.<\/p>\n
Doorbell camera video shows neighbors help rescue a 5-year-old boy and his 24-year-old mother from a second-story window.<\/p>\n
“Once I checked my cameras to see what was going on, I saw the smoke, and we came out.” Gisella Fleitas lives next door and shared video ABC affiliate WPVI.<\/p>\n
Although the woman and her son made it out safely, the woman’s 22-year-old sister and her 3-year-old girl were still trapped. Neighbors once again tried to help.<\/p>\n
“They tried to go in but they couldn’t. There was too much smoke. They couldn’t see anything,” Fleitas adds.<\/p>\n
Firefighters arrived on the scene and pulled the girl and her mother out.<\/p>\n
“They were transported to the hospital. Advanced life support measures were conducted en route to the hospital,” says Philadelphia Fire Department Deputy Chief Anthony Bompadre.<\/p>\n
The little girl later died at the hospital. Her mother is still fighting for her life.<\/p>\n
“Supposedly, I spoke with her father, and she’s in very critical condition. He doubts that she’s gonna survive,” says one neighbor.<\/p>\n
Fleitas says, “It was very scary at the moment. It was very emotional. Knowing that the little girl passed, also, that’s very heartbreaking.”<\/p>\n
Investigators determined a lithium-ion E-bike battery in the upstairs bedroom caused the fire and say there were no smoke detectors in the home.<\/p>\n
The victim’s name has not been released.<\/p>\n
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