Update, Monday morning: Fresh video added, scroll down.
A PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, APARTMENT BUILDING IS BURNING this morning leaving at least 19 residents injured in the 5-alarm blaze.
KYW_TV
The fire broke out shortly after 4:30 am and rapidly spread throughout the building. The first-in unit of the PFD was on the scene in four minutes and found the fire well underway in the 41-unit building that housed about 100 people. The intense blaze coming at sleeping time trapped many people in their apartments leading to some of them jumping from their windows to safety.
Extra alarms were called to bring more ladder companies to the scene where many FD rescues were made. At least 19 people are being treated at Aria Hospital-Frankford and Temple University Hospital. Three of the victims sustained serious injuries. Injuries range from burns to smoke inhalation, to trauma from jumping from upper floor windows.
WPVI-TV has a good video report from the scene HERE.
Philly Fire News, always first in, has their photo gallery posted already HERE.
Update, Monday:
The Associated Press has filed this video with fire footage:
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