NBC Philadelphia
THE SPECTACULAR AND DEVASTATING 5-ALARM FIRE that destroyed an entire 41-unit apartment building in Philadelphia Sunday morning was started by an unattended candle. PFD fire officials announced Monday that the fire was caused by a candle in a 2nd-floor unit.
They also said that 3 of the 21 injured people remain in critical condition. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers said everyone in the building has been accounted for and that the four injured firefighters have been released from the hospital.
The Associated Press filed this video report:
See the Sunday Firegeezer report on the fire HERE.
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