First responders pulled a man in a wheelchair from a fire in a two-story rowhouse in Philadelphia's Nicetown neighborhood on Tuesday morning.
According to police, officers and firefighters responded to a reported fire along the 3900 block of N. 17th Street at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday.
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WATCH HEREFirefighters on the scene immediately entered the building to rescue an injured man, who was wheelchair-bound, from the home and transported him to a nearby hospital.
No one else was in the home, officials said.
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SIGN UP The injured man's condition was not immediately reported by police.
Officials said that the fire was brought under control in about 20 minutes.
An investigation into this incident, officials said, is ongoing.
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