Crime & Safety

Neighbor Rescued From Burning Philadelphia Home After Girl Hears Him Screaming

"I heard somebody screaming 'help' and then I finally look out the window and I saw the house on fire," Charlee White said.

(CBS News)

August 1, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A little girl heard her neighbor screaming for help and her mom alerted the Philadelphia Fire Department, leading to the neighbor's rescue early Tuesday morning.

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The fire broke out on North 57th Street near Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia after 5 a.m.

"I heard somebody screaming 'help' and then I finally look out the window and I saw the house on fire. My mom was asleep and I woke her up, she went outside to check it out and that house started catching on fire," Charlee White said.

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