Family speaks out after 12-year-old boy dies in North Philly apartment fire

A North Philadelphia community held a balloon release Monday in honor of 12-year-old Omari Everett-Mitchell who died in a fire last week.

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12-year-old Omari Everett-Mitchell died in a fire last week.

His North Philly neighborhood held a balloon release Monday night.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

A North Philadelphia community held a balloon release Monday in honor of 12-year-old Omari Everett-Mitchell who died in a fire last week.

What we know:

The fire happened last Friday inside the apartment at Johnson Homes.

Two brothers made it out but Omari did not.

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