Early video from Frank Wesnoski taken during a fire around 2:00 this (Thursday) morning in the 1700 block of South Taylor Street in Philadelphia that left one man dead.
An elderly man was killed in a South Philadelphia house fire overnight.
Officials say firefighters tried to rescue a man who was trapped on the second floor after a fire broke out around two this morning.
Neighbors describe the victim as a World War II vet in his 90s.
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel says his death now means more people have died in fires in the city this year compared to last year.
