Family escapes house fire in Glenolden, Delaware County

Officials say the fire started on the porch and then quickly spread throughout the house.

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Saturday, July 16, 2022
Family escapes house fire in Glenolden, Delaware County
A family is safe after a fire erupted at their home on Saturday morning in Glenolden, Delaware County.

GLENOLDEN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A family is safe after a fire erupted at their home on Saturday morning in Glenolden, Delaware County.

The flames ignited just before 6 a.m. on the 400 block of Custer Avenue.

Officials say the fire started on the porch and then quickly spread throughout the house.

The home was severely damaged, but everyone inside made it out safely.

There was no immediate word on a cause of this fire.

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