4 people, including 2 firefighters, injured in East Germantown rowhome fire

More than 100 firefighters responded to a rowhome fire that injured several people in Philadelphia's East Germantown neighborhood Tuesday morning.

The fire started around 7 a.m. on the 500 block of High Street inside a two-story rowhome.

A Philadelphia Fire Department spokesperson said two people were rescued from the home, and a firefighter also had to be rescued after issuing a mayday call when the building's first floor collapsed. All three people were treated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital.

A second alarm was issued for the fire several minutes later, which prompted dozens of other firefighters, medics and support units to arrive at the scene.

Video from Chopper 3 showed multiple fire crews working on the roof of the rowhome and breaking through windows on the second floor.

PFD said a second firefighter was looked at by medics for a "minor" injury. The department did not say if that firefighter was transported to the hospital.

Two adjacent homes were damaged in the fire, which was placed under control around 7:45 a.m.

The fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of the blaze.