Firefighters Rush To Battle Flames In North Philadelphia

Video Credit: CBS 3 Philly
Published on January 20, 2020 - Duration: 01:52s
Crystal Cranmore has the latest.

Firefighters Rush To Battle Flames In North Philadelphia

CLOSED FOR A VERY LARGE STRETCHDOWNINGTOWN ALL THE WAY TOMORGANTOWN.JIM BACK TO YOU.THANK YOU, CHANDLER.BREAKING OVERNIGHT, FIREFIGHTERSRUSH TO BATTLE FLAMES AS A FIRERIPS THROUGH A HOME IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA.CRYSTAL CRANMORE IS LIVE NEARTHE SCENE WITH THE LATEST.CRYSTAL WHAT-HAVE-YOU LEARNED.REPORTER: GOOD MORNING.AUTHORITIES TELLING US THAT54-YEAR-OLD MAN RUSHED TO TEMPLEUNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.WE'RE STILL WORKING TO GETLATEST ON HIS CONDITION.WE'RE TOLD HE JUMPED FROM THESECOND FLOOR OF THIS HOME THATYOU CAN NOW SEE IS CHARRED INTHE FRONT.AS TRYING TO ESCAPE THE FLAMESAFTER A FIRE EARLY THIS MORNINGHERE ON NORTH BAILEY STREET INNORTH PHILADELPHIA.SEE FIREFIGHTERS GOING IN ANDOUT OF HOME.SEE THE FLASHLIGHTS, LOOKING FOREXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE.NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT EYEWITNESSVIDEO OF THE FLAMES.THIS IS THE 3,000 BLOCK OF THENORTH BAILEY STREET HERE INFIRES WERE CALLED OUT AROUND4:50 THIS MORNING.TOOK 20 MINUTES TO PUT THE FIREUNDER CONTROL.THERE WERE REPORTS THAT THEREWERE PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE.RESIDENTS TOLD ME HERE AT THESCENE THAT THEY -- MANY OF THEMWERE ALERTED TO THE FIRE FROM AGROUP OF KIDS WHO WERE KNOCKINGON DOORS LETTING THEM KNOW THATTHERE WAS A FIRE JUST A FEWDOORS DOWN.TAKE A LISTEN WHAT ONE RESIDENTHAD TO SAY.WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOURMIND, SIR.FEAR.FRIGHTENING.SEE THOSE FLAMES RIGHTTHERE, RED FLAMES.NOW, BACK HERE LIVE, IT ISEXTREMELY COLD OUTSIDE.THE ROADS AS WELL AS THESIDEWALKS EXTREMELY ICY,OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS ALIKE,AS WELL AS RESIDENTS HAVE BEENSLIPPING AND SLIDING.I'M TOLD THEY WILL BE BRINGINGSALT TRUCKS MOMENTLY, TO THEICE.THE ROADS AND THE SIDEWALK.NOW, MEANWHILE AS FAR AS THECAUSE OF THE FIRE, THAT REMAINS

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