Crime & Safety
Video Shows Flames Shooting From South Philadelphia Row Home
So far, there are no reports of any injuries or a cause for the fire. It was placed under control at about 5:30 a.m.
July 5, 2023 / 7:58 AM
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Cell phone video shows flames ripping through a South Philadelphia row home Wednesday morning. The fire broke out on the 1700 block of West Passyunk Avenue just before 4:30 a.m. before spreading to another home.
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We spoke with a neighbor, who says firefighters rescued a woman from the roof.
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"I heard somebody yelling, 'Please help, please help,' I heard banging on a door, and then I came outside and as I came outside, the fire trucks were pulling up. And there were firemen that were helping her get down from that spot right there," neighbor and witness Whitney Alexander said.
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