Crime & Safety
1 Missing After Fire In Philadelphia: Reports
One person is unaccounted for after a large residential fire Tuesday in Philadelphia's East Germantown neighborhood, according to reports.
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia firefighters battled a large residential fire Tuesday, but one person is unaccounted for after the blaze was quelled.
The fire started at about 11:15 a.m. at a home on the 5700 block of North Lambert Street in the East Germantown neighborhood, according to NBC10.
The fire spread to at least five homes on that block, and it was placed under control at 12:21 p.m., Fox 29 reports.
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However, officials are still looking for one person who is unaccounted for after the fire, according to Action News.
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