PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Firefighters swiftly extinguished a fire on the roof deck of an Old City apartment building Monday morning.
The fire broke out around 6 a.m. at an apartment building on Front Street, right off of Callowhill Street. Flames were shooting out from the top of the building.
“When I got out front, the entire top floor of this five-story unit was engulfed in flames. It was the penthouse unit,” said Tony Soprano, a neighbor.
Fire crews rushed over to the scene and quickly extinguished the blaze.
Officials said there were five people in the building at the time, and they all got out safely. No one was injured.
The fire was contained to where it started on the top unit. The cause of the fire is under investigation.