Crime & Safety
3-Alarm Fire Damages Multiple Homes In Phoenixville Sunday Night
The massive fire spread very rapidly amid high winds and dry conditions.
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — A massive three alarm fire damaged multiple homes and left at least two people injured in Phoenixville on Sunday night, drawing dozens of firefighters to the borough amid dangerous dry and windy fire conditions.
The incident occurred at around 9 p.m. on the first block of Evergreen Lane.
Firefighters worked quickly to evacuate the home when they arrived, but the blaze quickly spread to two more homes, they said.
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Second and third alarms were called within the first fifteen minutes on scene. CBS News reports that around 60 firefighters responded to the scene.
The winds kept picking up embers and spreading them to nearby homes, making the fire difficult to contain, 6ABC reports.
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By 9:30, most of the fire had been extinguished.
At least two individuals suffered smoke inhalation.
An investigation into the blaze remains ongoing.
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