Multi-alarm fire displaces 100 in West Philadelphia
Monday, June 13, 2016
WEST PHILADELPHIA -- A three-alarm apartment fire has displaced about 100 residents in West Philadelphia.
The fire broke out around 5 a.m. Sunday at the Netherlands Apartments on the 4300 block of Chestnut Street.
Officials say the fire was confined to the fourth floor.
The fire was brought under control around 9 a.m.
The city's Office of Emergency Management and the Red Cross have opened a shelter for the victims at the Cato School on the 4200 block of Ludlow Street.
No injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
