PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — An SUV crashed into a building in Kensington and burst into flames Thursday morning, killing the driver.
The car went through the front of a U-Haul storage facility at Kensington and Lehigh avenues just after 5 a.m.
Fire officials confirmed that the person who was driving the SUV was killed. No other details about the person were given. No one else was in the vehicle.
Police said the driver was going east on Lehigh Avenue when they hopped the curb and flew into the building. It was not immediately clear how fast the driver was going or what caused the driver to go off the road.
Flames then shot out of the crash site. It took firefighters about a half-hour to get the blaze under control.
Philly police, fire marshals and L&I are investigating.
A nearby school, Visitstion BVM, has a delayed opening at 10 a.m. due to the fire and police activity.
