2 Men Indicted in Philadelphia Blaze That Killed Firefighter

2 Men Indicted in Philadelphia Blaze That Killed Firefighter
Philadelphia firefighters work to rescue colleagues trapped in a row house collapse on the 300 block of West Indiana on June 18, 2022. Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
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PHILADELPHIA—The owner of a Philadelphia building that caught fire and collapsed last summer, killing a city firefighter and injuring five other people, has been indicted along with another man on charges they set the blaze, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama, both 29-year-old city residents, are each charged with conspiracy and malicious damage. Khalil, the building’s owner, was originally charged last year, but is now also charged with wire fraud and using fire in furtherance of committing that fraud.