Cell phone tower catches fire near Schuylkill Expressway

Tuesday, May 1, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Thick smoke billowed into the air after a cell phone tower caught fire near the Schuylkill Expressway.

Commuters called police to report the flames around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday along Montgomery Drive between the ramp to I-76 and MLK Drive.

Cell phone tower on fire near I-76


Crews were able to bring the fire under control.

PECO is inspecting the tower to determine how the fire started.
Cell phone tower fire near Schuylkill Expressway


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