Northeast Philadelphia

Fire Tears Through Northeast Philly Home Causing Part to Collapse

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A Northeast Philadelphia home partially collapsed while it burned Friday morning.

Firefighters rushed to the two-story home along Welsh Road near Frankford Avenue in the Holmesburg section of the city around 6 a.m. to find "heavy fire," the Philadelphia Fire Department said.

Extra firefighters were called in as it took about 30 minutes to get the fire under control, the fire department said. In total, about 70 firefighters, medics and other personnel responded.

NBC10's cameras captured images of a burned out structure -- much of it collapsed -- still smoking before daybreak.

No injuries were reported.

The fire marshal's office investigated as they searched for a cause.

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