Midnight Fire in Philadelphia Apartment Building

Friday, October 31st, 2014 Property

An early morning fire ripped through a West Philadelphia apartment building sending a resident and a fire fighter to the hospital and leaving dozens homeless. It happened in the 100 block of 62nd Street just before midnight Thursday evening. Heavy flames shot from the third floor of the 4-story building when fire crews arrived on the scene. It took more than an hour and a half to get the second alarm fire under control at 1:08am. 66 residents checked in for the night and in the care of the Red Cross.


External References & Further Reading
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/27173326/60-residents-two-people-injured-after-fire-rips-through-west-philly-apartment-building
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