FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigator Carol Hogan examines wreckage as part of the NTSB's investigation of a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Calif., that killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Federal safety investigators bypassed aviation regulators on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, and urged leading helicopter manufacturers to install so-called black boxes that would help determine the cause of crashes such as the one that killed former NBA star Kobe Bryant.(James Anderson/National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)
Challenges during three-alarm blaze
(Philadelphia Fire Department, Twitter)
FOX 29 Philadelphia, with permission
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (FOX 29) – Dozens of residents are displaced following a 3-alarm fire in Northeast Philadelphia.
The wind-whipped flames spread to three apartment buildings along the 15000 block of Beverly Drive.
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel credits the 200 firefighters who were up against some challenging conditions, including extreme heat and limited access.
“They were able to stop this fire and essentially keep it running through this entire row of buildings,” Thiel said.
No injuries were reported and no word what sparked the blaze.
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