David Chang

High Rise Apartment Building on the Parkway Evacuated Due to Fire

Officials noticed an odor in one of the buildings of the Park Towne Place Apartment Complex on the 2200 block of Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Part of a high rise apartment complex on the Ben Franklin Parkway was evacuated Monday night due to a fire.

Officials say a fire started in the South tower of the Park Towne Place Premier Apartment Homes on the 2200 block of Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The fire caused a smoke odor in one of the buildings which was evacuated.

The fire was placed under control and contained on the 19th floor of the building at 9:09 p.m. No injuries were reported. 

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