Officials are working to determine what caused a fire in the Poplar section of North Philadelphia that left a person in, what they said was, "extremely critical" condition late Saturday night.
According to fire officials, the incident began at about 11:55 p.m. on Saturday night, when crews were called to a fire along the 900 block of Reno Place in the Poplar section of North Philadelphia.
Here, officials said, they tackled a house fire that left at least one person injured.
Crews were able to get the fire under control by about 12:13 a.m. and the injured individual was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition.
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As of about 8 a.m., officials have not yet confirmed further details of the incident.
However, they said, an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
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