Car catches fire in garage, flames spread to apartments

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Garage fire forces family to evacuate apartment
Garage fire forces family to evacuate apartment. Tamala Edwards reports during Action News Mornings on January 9, 2018.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Fire forced a family to evacuate an apartment above a burning garage in North Philadelphia.



Officials say a car ignited the blaze at the Shannon Cab Company on the 3100 block of North Front Street around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.



The car was parked inside the garage. The fire spread to apartments above the business.



No one inside the building was hurt.


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