PHILADELPHIA — Several hundred mourners from across the Philadelphia region gathered Monday for a funeral services for nine children and three adults who died this month when fire and smoke swept through their Fairmount row house.
Family and friends — most wearing white — gathered inside Temple University’s Liacouras Center for a three-hour service celebrating the lives of those who perished.
Members of clergy and family members read touching eulogies remembering the loving sisters and supportive siblings; a talented athlete and giving classmate; a graceful ballerina and sassy toddler.