Firefighters who made a forceful entry into a fully engulfed three-story rowhouse in South Philadelphia early Sunday morning made their way up the stairs only to discover the body of a 77-year-old woman,

Fire officials said a woman died after a fire broke out on the 600 block of Kimball Street early Sunday morning.

Fire officials said a woman was killed early Sunday when a fire tore through a rowhome in South Philadelphia. According to Philadelphia Fire Department Assistant Chief Charles Walker, the incident began after a fire was reported at a home along the 600 block of Kimball Street in South Philadelphia at about 2:41 a.