Three people have died in fires in Philadelphia in the past two days, including two in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday morning and one man who died Friday morning in a fire that was ruled arson and has now been charged with murder.

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Philadelphia Fire Department responded to a fire in the 900 block of Granite Street, according to statements from Philadelphia Fire Department and Police.

The ground floor of a two-story residential building was engulfed in flames, while thick smoke rose from the second floor. The fire was described as an “all hands” operation and required more than 60 firefighters to bring the blaze under control before 8 a.m.

The two people who were pronounced dead at the scene are an 8-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman.

Among the four survivors was a 9-year-old boy who was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in critical condition with burns to his arms, legs and back. A 32-year-old man was taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition with burns to his face and back. And a 28-year-old man suffered a burn to his hand.

Police added, without further details, that a man “fled the scene” and that his identity and whereabouts were unknown.

The fire is being investigated by Northeast Detectives and the Philadelphia Fire Marshal’s Office to determine the cause of the fire.

In a post on X, the fire department wrote: “Our condolences go out to the community … after a tragic morning.”

The Red Cross said it was helping four people from two families who had to relocate because of the fire.

On Friday evening, police identified a 66-year-old woman who died in a fire in the Harrowgate area of ​​the city in the early hours of the morning. The fire is believed to have been deliberately set by a 38-year-old man who has since been charged with murder.

The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of East Russell Street, police said. Several people who tried to escape the smoke and flames were rescued from the roof of the house by firefighters.

Firefighters then found Evelyn Payne in the first-floor bedroom, police said. Paramedics on scene pronounced her dead.

The fire spread to neighboring houses and caused considerable damage, police said.

Shadeek McDowell was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder, arson, five counts of aggravated assault and related offenses.

The Red Cross said it was helping 23 people from six families who were left homeless by the fire.