3 Arrested During Protest of Fatal Fire Response
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Several-Arrested-During-Protest-of-Response-to-Fatal-Fire-266127201.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrandAt least three people were arrested and a woman was hospitalized after angry residents gathered outside a Southwest Philly firehouse to protest what they believe was a delayed response to a multi-home fire that killed four young children.
40 & Ladder 4 firehouse on 6438 Woodland Avenue on Monday around 6:25 p.m. The protest spiraled out of control and nearly turned into a riot as the crowd turned hostile, with some members of the crowd even hurling water bottles at police at one point.
Among the protesters on Monday was Patrick Sanyeah, the father of two of the victim.
It is unfortunate that four children died in the fire. Now, they are protesting the response time.
"That is just not true," Nutter said. "Someone did come to the station. I understand it was a male. The officers immediately put themselves into service once they called fire communications. We insist that when the officers take the equipment out of the station, you have to tell someone where you're going."
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer also revealed the timeline of the response and claimed that Ladder 4 was on location a few minutes after the first call was made reporting the fire.
