14 injured in five-alarm fire in Philadelphia. Two seriously hurt at blaze as Lawncrest apartment building burns.
An overnight fire in Philadelphia left two people seriously hurt with 12 others injured. The fire broke out around 4:30 AM and went to five-alarms.
Steve Skipton and Ron Trout were on the scene for PhillyFireNews.com. Here is what they wrote about the fire:
B/C-12 arrived on scene of a three story apartment building with heavy fire in two section with multiple people trapped. Command requested the second alarm struck and companies went in service with multiple rescues of people trapped on the upper floors. Numerous EMS units requested to the scene for numerous victims. Command ordered the the third alarm and companies went in service with exterior fire operations. Car-3 requested five alarms worth of companies. Over 12 people were transported to the hospital.
