Man and woman hurt in house fire in Mayfair section of Philadelphia

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Monday, May 15, 2017
Woman hurt in Mayfair fire
Woman hurt in Mayfair fire: Matt O'Donnell reports during Action News at 7:25 a.m. on May 15, 2017.

MAYFAIR (WPVI) -- Two people are hospitalized after a fast-moving house fire in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia.

The fire broke out before 7 a.m. Monday in the 3600 block of Rhawn Street.

Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the second floor of a twin home.

They had the situation under control in less than half an hour.

Action News is told a 44-year-old man fell 20 feet and suffered second and third degree burns.

A 28-year-old woman suffered second degree burns to her back.

There was no immediate word what sparked the blaze.

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