Germantown

Vacant Philly School Goes Up in Flames

Firefighters responded to reports of heavy smoke in a vacant Philadelphia school building early Thursday morning.

Crews began battling several small fires in the old school located near the intersection of Germantown and Allegheny avenues in North Philly around 1 a.m. Thursday, according to authorities.

Officials said they rotated firefighters at the scene since the crews had to climb multiple flights of stairs to survey the property.

There are no reported injuries.

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