Patio fire forces residents to evacuate from Center City apartments
Patio catches fire at Center City apartment
Residents of a Center City apartment were forced to evacuate after a fire erupted on a patio Tuesday morning.
PHILADELPHIA - Dozens of Center City residents got a terrifying wake-up call when they awoke to fire alarms early Tuesday morning.
Fire crews responded to 21st and Chestnut streets around 2:30 a.m.
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Officials say mulch caught fire on a fifth-floor patio.
Residents were forced to evacuate as crews extinguished the flames.
No injuries were reported, and officials have yet to say how the mulch fire started.