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Firefighter Injured During Fire In Mantua Section

By Al Novack

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - One firefighter was injured in a two-alarm fire overnight at the D.C. Fuel Oil Company near 40th and Parrish Streets.

The fire was discovered inside a one-story warehouse-like building around 10 p.m. Sunday.

The fire is believed to have started in a fully-loaded fuel oil truck that was destroyed.

It took approximately 70 firefighters to battle the blaze, which was placed under control at about 1 a.m.

The firefighter was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Fire officials say 17 people were evacuated from nearby homes as a precaution, but no homes were impacted.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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