At least nine firefighters were hospitalized as crews worked to put out a fire at rowhomes in Philly's Wynnefield section overnight.
Officials told NBC10 that, at least, nine firefighters were taken to the hospital overnight as crews worked to put out a fire that tore through several rowhomes in Philly's Wynnefield section.Officials say several firefighters were hurt overnight as they worked to extinguish a rowhome fire in Philadelphia’s Wynnefield neighborhood overnight.
NBC10’s Lili Zheng has the latest Officials say nine firefighters were hurt overnight, officials said, as crews worked overnight to extinguish flames that tore through a row of, at least, three homes in the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia. Security camera footage obtained by NBC10 shows flames erupted at a rowhome along the 5300 block of Hazelhurst Street in West Philly's Wynnefield community at about 10 p.m. on Monday night.As crews worked to extinguish the flames, NBC10's cameras captured two firefighters being removed from the scene and taken to the hospital after suffering injuries during the evening. But, in a morning update, officials said seven other firefighters were also hurt during this incident. Officials did not immediately detail the extent of the nine firefighters' injuries, nor did they immediately what caused their injuries.As of about 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, crews remained at the site of the fire that damaged at least three rowhomes and left six people displaced. Fire officials did not immediately say what may have caused the fire, but an investigation into the cause of the incident is ongoing.
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