Man killed in fire in Philadelphia's Tioga-Nicetown section

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- One person was killed in a fire at a rooming house in Philadelphia's Tioga-Nicetown neighborhood.

The fire broke out at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday on the 3300 block of N. 21st Street.

The fire chief said crews found the body of a 40-year-old man behind the door of a second-floor bedroom.

Five other people escaped unharmed, officials said.

There's no word on what caused the deadly fire.

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