Woman critically injured after stabbing during Kensington house fire, police say
KENSINGTON - A 54-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was stabbed at a home on fire in Kensington.
Officials say the woman was the victim of a stabbing after a house fire on the 1900 block of East Wishart Street on Tuesday around 11 p.m.
Fire crews were called to the house and battled the fire, bringing it under control at 11:25 p.m.
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Details are few regarding the incident, but officials confirm the woman was found stabbed at the burning home.
She was rushed to Temple University Hospital and listed in critical condition.
Police say an investigation is underway, while fire crews investigate the cause of the fire.
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