Category: child death

3 Children, 1 Adult Dead in Philadelphia Fire

Officials said an early morning fire in a north Philadelphia row home claimed the lives of three children and one adult. Fire crews were called to the two-story residence in the Kensington neighborhood shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday and found heavy fire coming from both floors. Three children were found dead, and a man reported…


WHO Says at Least One Child Has Died After Increase of Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and that at least 169 cases had been reported in children in 12 countries. The WHO issued the figures as health authorities around the world investigate a…