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3 Hospitalized After House Fire In Kingsessing

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Firefighters battled a blaze in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section, which left three people hospitalized.

Flames broke out inside of the home at 54th Street and Springfield Avenue around 5 a.m. Thursday.

Crews arrived and placed the fire under control just after 5:30 a.m.

Medics rushed three victims to the hospital, as a 54-year-old man is critical condition suffering from second-degree burns and a 70-year-old victim is in stable condition, according to the authorities.

There is no word on what sparked the fire.

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