Pennsylvania

Fire, Smoke Forces Nearly 100 From Their Homes

Firefighters rescued several residents from a Delaware County apartment building after a small blaze filled the property with smoke late Monday night.

The fire broke out around 10:30 p.m. in the Glencroft Club Apartment building on the 100 block of Folcroft Avenue in Folcroft, Pa., according to officials.

Crews contained the blaze to the single unit, but smoke billowed through the remaining units, forcing 96 people from their homes, according to reports.

Authorities said they transported three residents to a local hospital for smoke inhalation.

Twenty of those displaced residents stayed at the Folcroft Fire House overnight and received assistance from the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

The residents will be allowed back into their homes sometime Tuesday morning, officials said.

No word yet on the cause of the fire, but an investigation is underway.

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