Residents Displaced in NE Fire

Fire crews rescued residents from an apartment building in Northeast Philadelphia Friday afternoon.

Smoke could be seen billowing out of a second-floor apartment in the three-story Bentley Square Condominium complex on the 8000-block of Ditman Street in the Holmesburg section of the city.

The two-alarm fire broke out just before 12:30 p.m.

One person was injured in the blaze and transported to Frankford Torresdale. No word on the condition of the resident.

The Red Cross is assisting a family of four who was displaced by the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.
 

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