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| Storm Outages, 911 Recordings Released on Deadly Gesner Fire, MERS Ruling Could Pay Millions |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/09/14 12:06 pm | updated: 07/09/14 12:06 pm |
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Strong storms rolled through last night with high winds and brief heavy rain bringing down tree limbs and knocking out the power. Many roads are still closed for tree and power line cleanup. And as of this morning, over 130,000 customers were still without electricity in PA, NJ and DE.
Philadelphia police have released the recordings of the 911 calls received during the fire on Gesner Street that destroyed ten homes and killed four young children. With a firehouse just 225 yards away, many residents complained that firefighters were slow to respond. However the 911 calls prove otherwise. The first call came in at 2:44 am and the first ladder truck arrived on the scene at 2:48. Transcript below.
Montgomery County could be in line for a $16 million windfall in a federal ruling against the banking industry’s mortgage registry. Other counties nationwide are now looking to get in on it. A Philadelphia judge ruled that Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) violated PA law and circumvented county deeds offices. According to the ruling, counties lost millions of dollars in fees.
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The Phillies are in Milwaukee with the Brewers tonight.
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Mix of clouds and sun. Isolated thunderstorms possible. 91 in Center City.
The Philadelphia Fire Department has released a transcript of the first two calls it received in connection with the fatal fire on Gesner Street over the weekend.
First call, at 2:44:58 a.m.
Dispatcher 864: Philadelphia Fire Department Dispatcher 864. Where is your emergency?
Caller: 65th and Gesner.
Dispatcher: Where at?
Caller: 65th, right behind y'all. On, on second block from police district.
Dispatcher: 65th and what?
Caller: Gesner, G-e-s-n-e-r.
Dispatcher: All right, tell me what happened out there.
Caller: . . . Somebody's couch on fire, out on the porch, connected to a house, though.
Dispatcher: All right, someone's on the way.
Caller: All right . . . (followed by unreadable background voice)
Second call, at 2:47:03 a.m.
Dispatcher 867: Philadelphia Fire Department 867. What's the address of your emergency, please?
Caller (starting during above transmission): Yes, yes (screaming in background), 6517.
Dispatcher: OK, you have to slow down, 6517 what?
Caller: 6517 Gesner St. Four houses are on fire.
Dispatcher: Four houses?
Caller: Four houses, four houses are on fire.
Dispatcher: Four houses on fire?
Caller: Yes, four houses on fire.
Dispatcher: All right.
Caller: Yes, four houses on fire, 6517 Gesner St.
Dispatcher: 6517 Gesner, OK, all right.
Caller: All right. Please hurry, there's four houses. . . .
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