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Tragedy as girl, 3, killed in Philadelphia ice cream shop after security gate collapses
Daily Mail UK via AP ^ | 06/29/2014 | staff

Posted on 06/29/2014 11:05:19 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

A metal security gate detached from the facade of an Italian ice shop in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, killing a three-year-old girl, police said. The security door fell on the child at a Rita's Water Ice store in north Philadelphia at around 4:30 pm, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The girl was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital and died after arrival. 'Our hearts and prayers go out to the child's family,' said Linda Duke, a spokeswoman for Rita's Italian Ice, the shop's parent company.

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To: Kid Shelleen
Such a sweet little one.

Prayers up for her family.

21 posted on 06/29/2014 4:32:38 PM PDT by mware
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