In 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department bombed a residential home occupied by black militant anarcho-primitivisit group MOVE. The Philadelphia Fire Department then let the subsequent fire burn out of control following a standoff and fire fight.

Eleven people including five children died and 65 houses were destroyed.

The Philadelphia Commission found the police officers negligent but no criminal charges were filed. In November of 2020, the Philadelphia City Council approved a resolution to formally apologize for the MOVE bombing.