Firefighters worked quickly Thursday afternoon to rescue one person from a rowhome fire in North Philadelphia.
According to the Philadelphia Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the 1200 block of N. Hancock St. around 2:07 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, after someone called 9-1-1 to report smoke coming from the second and third-story floor windows of a three-story rowhome.
Officials said preliminary information indicates the fire was on the first floor. Fire crews rescued one person, who received emergency medical care and was taken to the hospital.
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It took about 22 minutes to place the fire under control, officials said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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