Two people and a dog were pulled from a burning home in Camden just after 2 a.m. Friday, with firefighters helping the people climb out through a second-story window as flames spread through the upper level of the house on the 800 block of Morgan Street.
According to 6abc Philadelphia, crews responding to the scene found fire burning on the home's upper floor and worked quickly to get the people out safely. Whether either of the rescued people suffered injuries remained unknown as of the station's report. An updated incident report pinpointed the address as 821 Morgan Street, the same block where firefighters responded, according to rlsmedia.com's reporting on the blaze.
That outlet's account adds further detail on how the fire unfolded, describing flames that had spread across both the first and second floors of the home by the time crews arrived. Firefighters managed to knock down the bulk of the fire by approximately 2:30 a.m., roughly a half hour after the initial call came in, per the same report.
Dog Pulled From the House, Condition Unclear
Beyond the two human occupants, a dog was also pulled from inside the burning building, prompting firefighters to request that animal control respond to the scene, rlsmedia.com reported. The animal's condition was not immediately available, the outlet noted, leaving open whether the dog needed further care after being rescued.
The same report states there were no immediate reports of injuries among the people, while also noting that the cause of the fire remains unclear. Fire officials notified the American Red Cross to assist anyone potentially affected by the blaze, according to the article.
Earlier Camden Fire Calls
Two other house fires in Camden occurred months before the Morgan Street blaze. A rowhome fire late on a recent Saturday night on the 1600 block of Park Boulevard injured two residents and a firefighter, according to CBS News Philadelphia. That fire broke out just after 10:30 p.m., and the man and woman pulled from the home were taken to local trauma centers for burn injuries, while the injured firefighter was expected to be okay, the station reported.
Another fire struck a property on Camden's 800 block of Spruce Street at about 4:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, according to NBC10 Philadelphia. A firefighter responding to that blaze was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries officials described as minor, and crews told the station the house was unoccupied when the fire began. Fire officials said an investigation into the cause of that incident was underway.
No details on the cause of the Morgan Street fire, the extent of damage to the home, or the identities of those rescued were available in the reporting on the incident.
