Man in a wheelchair rescued from burning home in Philadelphia's Tioga-Nicetown section: VIDEO

Video from the Citizen App shows flames raging from the back of the home and the moment something electrical sent sparks flying

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Man in a wheelchair rescued from burning home in Philadelphia's Tioga-Nicetown section
A man in a wheelchair was rescued from a burning home in Philadelphia's Tioga-Nicetown section early Tuesday morning.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man in a wheelchair was rescued from a burning home in Philadelphia's Tioga-Nicetown section early Tuesday morning.



Video from the Citizen App shows flames raging from the back of the home and the moment something electrical sent sparks flying.



The blaze broke out just after 4 a.m. in the 3900 block of North 17th Street.



The 38-year-old disabled man was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

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