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After Fairmount fire, so many what-ifs remain | Jenice Armstrong

The head of the city's firefighter union is haunted by the closure of a North Philly fire station. He even talked to Joe Biden about it.

Family and community members gather for a vigil for the victims of the fatal fire by 23rd and Parrish in front of the Bache-Martin Elementary School at 22nd and Brown in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The fire killed 12 people, including nine children, early Wednesday morning.
Family and community members gather for a vigil for the victims of the fatal fire by 23rd and Parrish in front of the Bache-Martin Elementary School at 22nd and Brown in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The fire killed 12 people, including nine children, early Wednesday morning.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer