2323 Darby Rd, 2nd Alarm Fatal Fire, Eagle Towers Apts

Companies were dispatched for fire in apt-112 with reported entrapment. P/D arrived o/s confirming a working fire with confirmed entrapment. Eng-12 went directly to the rear and led off with 2 1-3/4 water lines. Engine-31 dropped the supply line to the rear to eng-12. Ladder companies prepared for balcony rescues, but held off and had residents wait on their balconies and brought them down through interior fire towers. A 5 yr old boy was pulled from the fire room and rushed to Delco in Cardiac arrest. He was later pronounced at the hospital. 4 other elderly residents were transported for smoke inhalation.