Man scales down Philadelphia high-rise to flee smoky hearth

PHILADELPHIA — A person scaled a number of flooring down the aspect of a 19-story constructing in Philadelphia to flee a hearth that injured 4 residents and three law enforcement officials. The hearth on the Holden Tower apparently started in a trash chute about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, inflicting flames to shoot out and unfold heavy smoke to all flooring of the high-rise. Firefighters quickly responded and took a water line to the fourth-floor chute and flooded it. They additionally stretched the road to the 15th flooring and flooded the trash chute from there as an additional security measure, authorities stated. The firefighters had the blaze below management in about an hour. All residents had been capable

Celtics Wrap: Isaiah Thomas Helps Boston Escape With 107-106 Win Vs. 76ers

Celtics Wrap: Isaiah Thomas Helps Boston Escape With 107-106 Win Vs. 76ers

Every game seems to be a struggle for the Boston Celtics right now, although they managed to win their second straight game against an inferior opponent Saturday night. The Celtics overcame a double-digit first-half deficit to beat the lowly Philadelphia 76ers 107-106 at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. Isaiah Thomas led the way for Boston with 37 points and seven assists. Avery Bradley (20 points, nine assists), Al Horford (11 points) and Jae Crowder (10 points) were Boston’s other double-digit scorers. All five 76ers starters reached double-digits, but their leading scorer was Dario Saric (21 points) off the bench. With the win, the Ce... NESN.com