Third Person Succumbs to Injuries from Pa. House Fire

July 27, 2013
Moses McNight, 4, was taken off life support after Wednesday's house fire in Chester.

July 27--A third young victim of Wednesday's early-morning fire in Chester died Friday evening, officials said.

Moses McNight, 4, was taken off life support at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said. He had been hospitalized since the fire in critical condition.

Also Friday, authorities identified another child who died in the blaze. Bella Sparrow McNight, 6, of Chester, died of smoke and soot inhalation and burns, according to the Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office.

Amajhay H. Ferguson, 10, was also killed in the fire. Five firefighters suffered injuries.

The two-alarm blaze broke out just before 6:30 a.m. in the kitchen or dining room of the two-story beige-stucco house in the 900 block of East 15th Street, just east of Widener University.

Firefighters arrived within five minutes of the first emergency call, and the fire was brought under control in 30 minutes.

Contact Mari A. Schaefer at 610-313-8111, [email protected] or @MariSchaefer on Twitter.

Inquirer staff writer Robert Moran contributed to this article.

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