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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