Officials: Man Hospitalized After Barricading Self In Burning House In Darby

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DARBY, Pa. (CBS) —  A man has been hospitalized after he barricaded himself inside a burning house in Delaware County.

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Eyewitness Malik Cephas shot a video of police leading the man away in cuffs Friday.

The whole incident started around 11 a.m. in the 100 block of Branford Road in Darby.

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Firefighters put out the fire, found the man in a back room, thought he had a gun and evacuated the area.

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The gun turned out to be a BB gun. The man is being treated for smoke inhalation.

He will undergo a mental health review.

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