Flames rekindle at Philly home where woman died, spread to house next door

Less than 24 hours after a woman was killed in a house fire in North Philadelphia, flames rekindled at the home and spread to the house next door, NBC10 confirmed.

On Thursday, around 4:40 a.m., firefighters and police responded to a house fire on the 6200 block of Ogontz Avenue. When they arrived, they found a woman — believed to be in her 60s — who was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:52 a.m.

On Thursday, around 11 p.m., less than 24 hours later, flames rekindled at the same home on Ogontz Avenue and spread to a house next door, officials said. Video shows the second home engulfed in flames…

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