UPDATE: Firefighters have placed a 2-alarm fire in Chinatown under control after an hours-long battle. Captain Derek Bowmer spoke with CBS3's NewsWakisha Tuesday morning. Watch the interview ⬇
There are a lot of firefighters on the ground and fire crews have moved a lot of the fire engines out of the way just in case of a building collapse.
“That’s just a precaution,” Capt Derek Bowmer said. “With such a heavy fire load and it’s burning so long, for so many hours, we just want to establish this collapse zone. That’s normally what we do when we come on these long, extended operations.” There are a lot of businesses in Chinatown. The businesses are usually on the lower floors of the building and the upper floors are residential units. CBS3 is told a lot of people were asked to evacuate around 2 a.m.
Captain Bowmer says three buildings have been impacted by the fire. It’s unclear how many residents in total have been evacuated, but five units from the original building where the fire started were evacuated.Philadelphia Community Holds Vigil For Filipino Government Attorney John Albert Laylo Shot, Killed In University City“Somebody came knocking on the door around 2 in the morning, we didn’t know what it was at first,” neighbor Jonathan Williams said.
The heavy smoke could impact drivers in the city. Drivers heading westbound should be on the lookout for smoke and due to the fire northbound and westbound lanes of Race Street are closed between Vine and Arch Streets.MORE NEWS:
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