Philadelphia

House Fire Hurts Woman, Firefighter & Impacts SEPTA Riders

SEPTA Route 10 trolleys forced to shuttle bus due to destructive row house fire

A destructive fire left a firefighter and a woman hospitalized and SEPTA trolleys stopped Thursday morning.

The fire that broke out just before 5 a.m. destroyed the end row home along Kershaw Street at Lancaster Avenue in the Parkside section of Philadelphia.

A woman was taken to Lankenau Medical Center with undisclosed injuries while a firefighter went to Penn Presbyterian Hospital with a knee injury. The fire department said the firefighter is expected to be OK.

The blaze caused SEPTA to shuttle Route 10 trolley passengers between Lancaster and Girard avenues to 63rd Street and Malvern Avenue for a couple hours.

No word yet on what caused the fire.

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