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Lieutenant Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed after a portion of a building collapsed, after an early morning fire. PHILADELPHIA - Law enforcement officials and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are set to announce the arrest of a suspect in connection with a fire in Fairhill that led to a building collapse that killed Philadelphia firefighter Lt.

Lieutenant Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed after a portion of a building collapsed during a fire officials say was intentionally set.  PHILADELPHIA - Two men have been indicted in connection with the fire and collapse of a Fairhill pizza shop that claimed the life of a veteran member of the Philadelphia Fire Department in June 2022.United States Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced Wednesday that 29-year-old Al-Ashraf Khalil and 29-year-old Issam Jaghama were indicted with one count of conspiracy to commit malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce and one count of malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce.Khalil was also charged with wire fraud and one count of using fire in advancement of the commission of the wire fraud.RELATED COVERAGE:According to authorities, the charges stem from the June 2022 arson at a pizza shop at 300 West Indiana Avenue, in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, which ultimately resulted in the death of Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department.

PHILADELPHIA - A longtime Philadelphia firefighter killed in a building collapse in Fairhill earlier this month will be laid to rest Monday. A funeral mass for Lieutenant Sean Williamson, 51, will be held at the Epiphany of Our Lord Church at 1121 Jackson Street in Philadelphia at 11 a.m. FOX 29 will stream the event live online. PREVIOUS: Public viewings begin for Philadelphia firefighter killed in collapseWilliamson was killed on the morning of June 18 when part of a building he was inspecting collapsed after a fire. FOX 29's Dave Kinchen is in South Philadelphia where Lt. Sean Williamson will be laid to rest after being killed in a building collapse in Fairhill.Authorities say the fire broke out at a commercial building on the 300 block of West Indiana Avenue around 2 a.m.

Lieutenant Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed after a portion of a building collapsed, after an early morning fire. PHILADELPHIA - A veteran Philadelphia firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty over the weekend will be laid to rest next week. Lt.

PHILADELPHIA - A deadly building collapse in Philadelphia on Saturday morning has prompted a response from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.The National Response Team is heading to Philadelphia to help investigate the fire that caused part of a building to collapse, killing one firefighter and inuring five other people. Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, is dead after crews spent hours attempting to pull him and five others from the rubble.Five were rescued from the fire, including Fire Marshal Sylvester Burton, Lieutenant Clarence Johnson, Firefighter Dennis Daly and Firefighter Robert Brennan, Jr., and transported to Temple University Hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is honoring one of its fallen firefighters, who sacrificed his life to protect those living in his city.Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed when a building collapsed after a fire broke out in Fairhill Saturday morning.The 51-year-old firefighter leaves behind his mother and son.Williamson was one of six people who became trapped under the building.

PHILADELPHIA - A firefighter is dead after an early morning fire caused a building to collapse in Fairhill, according to officials.Lieutenant Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed after a portion of the building collapsed.Crews responded to the fire as it broke out at a commercial building on the 300 block West Indiana Avenue around 2 a.m. They were able to get the fire under control in about 15 minutes. However, a large portion of the building collapsed as officials surveyed the damage and crews attended to displaced residents.Six people were reportedly trapped underneath the building, five firefighters and one license and inspections inspector.Five were rescued from the fire, including Fire Marshal Sylvester Burton, Lieutenant Clarence Johnson, Firefighter Dennis Bailey and Firefighter Robert Brennan, Jr., and transported to Temple University Hospital.