Firefighter hurt in southwest Philadelphia house fire
Investigators are trying to determine what sparked a house fire in southwest Philadelphia that left a firefighter with a minor injury.
The fire broke out on the first floor of the home on Kingsessing Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and spread to the second floor.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
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