Smoke Evacuates Part of CHOP

Fire crews are still working to find the origin of the smoke.

Firefighters were called to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on the 3400 block of Civic Center Boulevard after smoke was reported around 7:30 a.m. Friday.

The second floor of the hospital was evacuated. When firefighters arrived, they found a small fire on that floor and quickly placed it under control.

No one was injured.

Fire officials say the cause of the fire was electrical.

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