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Firefighters arrived and declared the woman dead on the scene.
Police blocked off the road as they investigated. At least one arson K-9 unit responded, NBC10 reporter Miguel Martinez-Valle said.
Big police response in Fairmount park this morning. Parts of Strawberry Mansion Dr shut down after bridge.
No arrests were immediately made.
The woman s death followed another suspicious death involving a fire in the city Wednesday morning. In the Kensington neighborhood, police said a man s charred remains were found inside a burning car.
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Philly Teachers Bundle Up to Teach Outdoors in Back-to-the-Classroom Battle NBC10 Staff
Two teacher bundle up in winter clothing teach virtually outdoors
Philadelphia public school teachers bundled up in winter coats, gloves and hats sat outside on folding chairs on a bitter cold Monday morning as a show of solidarity over concerns about coronavirus safety amid a planned return to classrooms.
It was blistering cold outside the Southwark School in South Philadelphia as teachers taught online classes outside. Teaching outside for safety inside, one of the teacher s signs said.
The protest scene played out at other schools around Philadelphia as the public teachers union showed solidarity and went against an order to report inside school buildings to prepare for the return to partial in-person learning.