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Conestoga Frame Shop Fire, Chester Shooting Kills One, Tall Ships Coming To Delaware River

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/29/15 9:00 am | updated: 05/29/15 9:00 am

Officials say a candle started a fire late Thursday night that damaged a store and an apartment above it in Radnor, Delaware County. This happened around 11:15 p.m. on the 900 block of Conestoga Street. Officials say "Conestoga Frame Shop and Gallery" caught fire after a candle was knocked over in the apartment above the store. Crews placed the fire under control in less than an hour. Everyone was able to get out safely and no injuries were reported.

Police say four people were shot, one of them fatally, late Thursday night in Chester, Delaware County. This happened just before 11:30 p.m. near 3rd and Palmer Streets. Two gunman fired over 30 rounds at the victims. A 21-year-old man was struck multiple times and was pronounced dead on the scene. Two juveniles and a 47-year-old man were also struck. This was the seventh homicide in Chester this year.

A dozen Tall Ships hailing from across the globe will sail in to the Delaware River in June. Tall Ships Philadelphia Camden 2015 will be held along the Philadelphia and Camden waterfronts from Thursday, June 25th to Sunday, June 28th. The festival will showcase domestic and international ships, including the U.S. Coast Guard vessel Barque Eagle, French vessel L'Hermione, Brazilian vessel Cisne Branco, Canadian Barque Picton Castle, and Philadelphia's official Tall Ship Gazela. Also making an appearance is the "World's Largest Rubber Duck," 61' tall and weighing 11 tons. Tickets range from $7 to $150. For more information, visit: http://tallshipsphiladelphia.com/

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