Philadelphia firefighter hit by falling air conditioner in Center City

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A fire destroyed a row home in Center City on Wednesday night and left a Philadelphia firefighter injured.

The fire erupted around 9:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Pine Street.

Viewer video sent to Action News showed heavy flames shooting from a four-story home.

The firefighter was injured when an air conditioning unit fell and hit him on his head.

He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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

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