Fire Rips Through Row Home In North Philadelphia; One Injured

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- One person was injured after fire ripped through a row home overnight in North Philadelphia.

Flames broke out around 2 a.m. Saturday near 20th and Oxford Streets in the Cecil B. Moore section of the city.

Crews were able to place the fire under control in less than an hour, but officials said the building was in danger of collapsing.

One person was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital for treatment. The extent of those injuries wasn't immediately clear.

Investigators are trying to determine what sparked the blaze.

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