Major Fire Erupts at West Philadelphia Church
Fire commissioner provides update on major church fire
DurationToggle MuteVolumeSettingsToggle FullscreenEMBED <>MORE VIDEOS Updated 3 minutes agoPHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Firefighters are battling a major fire at a church in the Parkside section of Philadelphia.
The two-alarm blaze erupted at the Greater Bible Way Temple at 52nd and Warren streets just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The view from Chopper 6 showed flames and smoke billowing from the top of the structure.
There was no immediate word on any injuries.
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Firefighters are battling a two alarm fire at the Greater Bible Way Temple in the Parkside section. Heavy smoke can be seen. No initial reports of injuries.43:20 PM – Aug 27, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacySee John Rawlins’s other Tweets
Initial reports indicate that a daycare inside the church was evacuated.
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Church with daycare cotinues to burn in Parkside. The Action Cam captured the scene on August 27, 2019.
The Red Cross of Eastern PA says it has a team on the scene.
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