Police: Woman Suffers Burns To 80% Of Body In Southwest Philadelphia House Fire
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Firefighters pulled a woman from a burning home in Southwest Philadelphia. Flames broke out on the 2400 block of 61st Street, just before 3 a.m. Monday.
Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke on the first floor. Crews placed the fire under control about 20 minutes later.
WOMAN INJURED in SW Philly fire. @PhillyFireDept firefighters pulled her from a home on 61st St near Elmwood Ave around 3am. The woman in her 30's suffered smoke inhalation & burns to 80% of her body. Fire placed under control in just about 20 minutes. @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/d3AYuhZFjv
— Trang Do (@TrangKDo) March 9, 2020
Firefighters pulled a woman in her 30s from the house. Paramedics transported her to Penn Presbyterian Hospital with smoke inhalation and burns to 80% of her body.
The Red Paw Relief Team is taking care of a dog found in the home. The dog appeared to be unhurt but was taken to a veterinarian to be evaluated.
Overnight we responded to the 2400 block of South 61st St to assist @PhillyFireDept w a dog from the fire dwelling. The dog appeared ok but was taken to @vcaoldmarple for evaluation. The house was searched & cleared. No signs of other pets. No pets affected in neighboring homes. pic.twitter.com/NPKtxBU1Mu
— Red wash your Paws Relief Team (@RedPawRelief) March 9, 2020
There is no word if anyone else was injured.
The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the fire.