Crime & Safety
Fire Damages 4 Homes, Displaces 6 In East Germantown Tuesday
The fire broke out just after 2 a.m. Tuesday on the 5600 block of Sprague St. in East Germantown, according tp the Philadelphia Fire Dept.
PHILADELPHIA – Several homes were damaged and residents displaced after a fire broke out on the 5600 block of Sprague St. early Tuesday morning, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.
The fire began just after 2 a.m. on Sprague Street in East Germantown, Action News Reports.
The outlet reports the fire started in a vacant home then spread to the homes on either side of the vacant home, as well as to a fourth home.
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Six displaced residents are being helped by the Red Cross.
The fire department said the fire was under control by 2:50 a.m.
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This all-hands fire on the 5600 block of Sprague St. in East Germantown was placed under control around 2:50 a.m. Many thanks to our partners. #24x7x365 pic.twitter.com/UQnQy9kovN
— Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) June 19, 2018
On-scene of the 5600 block of Sprague St with the @PhillyFireDept standing by for any pet needs pic.twitter.com/DKnkqK6oLO
— Red Paw Relief Team (@RedPawRelief) June 19, 2018
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