Man, woman seriously burned in North Philadelphia fire

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man and a woman were seriously burned during a late night fire in North Philadelphia.

It happened around 10 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of West Rush Street.

Firefighters rescued a man from inside the building.

He was taken to the burn unit at Temple University Hospital where he is in critical condition.

A woman was also taken to the hospital with third degree burns.

There was no immediate word on what caused the fire.

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