Investigators probe whether child playing with lighter sparked deadly Philadelphia rowhouse blaze

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About a half-block from the location of the fire, residents from across the city came to pay their respects at shrine-like pile of stuffed animals, prayer candles and flowers that grew throughout the day. At the memorial site, 8-year-old Kasiyah Johnson left some of her favorite toys: two teddy bears that she slept with at home, a soft red octopus and an inflated alien, which she signed, “I love you. By Kasiyah.”

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