PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It took firefighters nearly six hours to gain control of a three-alarm fire in North Philadelphia.
Firefighters were called to the four-story building on the 1600 block of West Oxford Street just before 8:30 p.m. Monday.
The building was vacant and under construction.
Authorities evacuated the surrounding block displacing a number of Temple University students.
Temple wants any students that may be affected by the fire to contact campus police
There were no reports of injuries.
Firefighters get control of North Philly fire after nearly 6 hours
