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Philadelphia's extended heatwave poses dangerous threat for some
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - The stifling heat was dangerous for long periods of time and most people just tried to stay out of it."Aw man, this weekend has been, like, scorching," Frankie Bickard said.Bickard and his daughter stuck around until the Murphy Recreation Center Pool closed Sunday afternoon, savoring every last minute to stay cool. "I just love swimming so much," Athena Bickard stated."I wanted to stay in the air-conditioning, but she wanted to come swimming with her aunt and then her cousins," dad Alaziz Burkett said.RELATED HEADLINES:If not for that, Burkett said he wasn’t planning on leaving the house Sunday and, it appeared, most people felt that way.One of the city’s four cooling bus locations at Broad and Snyder was quiet.