1 person rescued, hospitalized in critical condition after fire at Chester, Pennsylvania, home
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after a fire in Chester, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, officials say.
Firefighters were called out to a burning home on the 200 block of Jeffrey Street around 2:30 a.m., Chester Fire Commissioner John-Paul Shirley said at the scene.
Crews dealt with hoarding conditions that hindered the firefight, Shirley added.
"When you have a fire and the house is filled with smoke and there's zero visibility, it just makes the job 10 times harder," Shirley said.
Video from the scene showed heavy flames around the second floor and roof of the home.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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