Philadelphia Fitness Center Blaze Ignited By Roofers Welding

A four-alarm fire severely damaged the Aquatic and Fitness Center in Northeast Philadelphia. Within minutes of the Monday morning fire, witnesses say the AFC located at 3600 Grant Avenue was fully engulfed. "I’d say five minutes, less than ten minutes, it was up," AFC member Ernie Faucher said. Video from Chopper 6 showed the magnitude of the fire that torched the local fitness center. Action News has learned that roof work was being done when the fire broke out. One of the workers, Kevin Kirby, tells Action News that they were doing some sort of welding work on the roof when the blow torch they were using ignited the fire, and flames quickly spread.