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Flames and smoke seen after 3-alarm fire breaks out at West Philadelphia apartment building - CBS Philadelphia

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Kyle Burton, Ross DiMattei

/ CBS Philadelphia

Fire breaks out at possibly abandoned building in West Philadelphia

Fire breaks out at possibly abandoned building in West Philadelphia 03:20

Multiple Philadelphia fire trucks are on the scene of a four-alarm blaze at an apartment building in West Philadelphia early Saturday morning.

The building is in the area of 47th and Walnut streets. Residents say it has been abandoned for more than five years.

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"I got out of bed and I went to the window...I lifted the window up and looked out, and that whole roof, that whole building was nothing but flames coming out the window, the roof was burning and all," said John Neal, who lives nearby.

As of 6 a.m. the bulk of the flames outside the building appeared to be out, but smoke was still rising from windows of the building. A fourth alarm was struck around 6:15 a.m.

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We're working to learn if there are any injuries related to this fire.

Joe Brandt

Joe Brandt has been a digital content producer for CBS News Philadelphia since 2022. He is a Temple University graduate and was born and raised in Pitman, NJ.

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