Firefighters battle 4-alarm apt building fire

Firefighters were on scene battling a four-alarm fire in an abandoned four-story apartment building in West Philadelphia.

The Brief

Firefighters worked hours Saturday morning to extinguish a four-alarm blaze at a vacant West Philadelphia apartment building.

Crews on scene reported that as hot spots were put down, other flare-ups continued to break out, prompting fire officials to call 4-alarms for additional backup.

A four-alarm fire at an abandoned four-story West Philadelphia apartment building put firefighters to the test as hot spots were doused, new ones leapt from the building.

What we know:

Fire crews got the call for a fire burning in a four-story apartment building on the 200 block of South 48th Street early Saturday morning, ju

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