More than two dozen residents have been displaced after police say a fire occurred at an apartment building in West Philly.
Several residents have been displaced after police say a fire occurred at Terrace Apartments near Spruce Hill. According to officials, police responded to a call for people trapped in the apartment building fire on the 4900 block of Spruce Street at around 4:38 p.m. Fire officials thoroughly searched the building and it is clear of residents. MORE HEADLINES: Philadelphia police say at least 5 apartment units are uninhabitable.
"They told us very specifically that if you go into your bedroom the sound isn’t so loud and that kind of stuff."She said many tenants believed Sunday’s incident was just another alarm issue.
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