An elderly woman is dead after flames tore through a home in the city's Kensington neighborhood. It was around 10 this morning when authorities say a fire broke out at a home on Frankford Avenue near Venango Street.

Once firefighters were inside, officials say they found an 87-year-old woman unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials are now looking into what caused the fire. 

(Photo credit: SkyForce10)

An elderly woman is dead after flames tore through a home in the city's Kensington neighborhood. It was around 10 this morning when authorities say a fire broke out at a home on Frankford Avenue near Venango Street.
Once firefighters were inside, officials say they found an 87-year-old woman unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials are now looking into what caused the fire. 
(Photo credit: SkyForce10)

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