5 Philly firefighters suffer electrical shocks

    Five firefighters have been hospitalized after suffering electrical shocks while fighting a blaze in South Philadelphia.

    The rowhouse fire occurred around 5 p.m. Thursday.

    And it was the second fire of the day–at the same house.

    The Daily News reports that the first fire was quickly put out with little damage. 

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    The second, however, destroyed a rowhouse and displaced several residents.

    A resident  of the house claims the fire was never fully extinguished the first time–an argument the fire commissioner disputes.

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