Philadelphia Apartment Fire Displaces Dozens
A fast-moving blaze at the 7400 Roosevelt Apartments left about 50 residents without homes and injured three people.
- The fire broke out shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday and took nearly three hours to control.
- About 140 firefighters were involved in battling the 4-alarm blaze.
- The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
- The American Red Cross and city’s Office of Emergency Management are assisting displaced residents.
- The four-story building housed nearly 200 units in Philadelphia's Northeast section.