Northeast Philadelphia

Smoke rises from burning Northeast Philadelphia warehouse

The fire broke out on Sept. 16, 2024, at a large building along East Godfrey Avenue in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood

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Smoke could be seen rising from a burning metal processing company building in Northeast Philadelphia Monday morning.

SkyForce10 captured the warehouse along East Godfrey Avenue in the Crescentville neighborhood in flames around 8:15 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2024.

The fire at the Thalheimer Brothers facility was first called in just minutes earlier, fire radio said.

The Philadelphia Fire Department warned people to avoid the area of Tabor Road and Godfrey Avenue as they battled the fire.

The fire was placed under control around 9:35 a.m., firefighters alerted.

There were no immediate reports of injury. The warehouse was evacuated, fire radio said.

"Thalheimer Brothers is an ISO certified specialty metal processing company, according to the company's website.

No word yet on a cause for the blaze.

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