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Jump to full article: WPVI-TV Channel 6 (Philadelphia, PA), 2009-09-30
Intro: Careless smoking is blamed for starting a fire that killed two elderly siblings in South Philadelphia.
Investigators released that finding on Wednesday. . . .
Once inside, the body of 68-year-old Madeline Hart was found on the first floor. The second victim, a 73-year-old Robert Ermilo, was found on the second floor. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the man, but to no avail.
Neighbors say the victims were an elderly brother and sister. Ermilo had been caring for his sister, who suffers from osteoporosis and deteriorating eyesight.
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