8 hospitalized after fire engulfs Langhorne, Pennsylvania home
At least eight people were taken to the hospital after a raging three-alarm house fire in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, on Saturday morning.
House fire 100 block of W Richardson Ave in Langhorne Borough early this morning. One resident taken to area hospital for treatment. pic.twitter.com/M1FXxhld3V
— LanghornePD (@LanghornePolice) November 16, 2024
Crews were dispatched to the 100 block of West Richardson Avenue just after 5 a.m. and arrived to heavy fire, Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry said at the scene.
Images and video from a CBS News Philadelphia viewer showed the Bucks County building in flames.
The building housed two units and was occupied at the time. Firefighters rescued one unconscious tenant and seven other people escaped the flames themselves, the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company shared on Facebook.
Emergency response services transported all eight residents.
Five residents were taken to hospitals in the area. Two were flown to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Farry added. Four people are still hospitalized as of Saturday afternoon, according to the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company.
The worst of the flames were out as of 7 a.m. as daylight revealed the charred exterior of the building. Crews are now working in overhaul, looking for embers and putting out hotspots to prevent any reignition.
"All the occupants, we believe, are hospitalized at this point in time," Farry added.
The American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Region shared on X that they've provided support to seven people impacted by the fire.