One injured in Frankford fire
A 50-year-old man was injured yesterday after a fire broke out in his Frankford home. Flames broke out around 3 p.m. in the house on the 4200-block of Griscom Street.Firefighters were able to quickly control the blaze, but the man suffered second-degree burns to a third of his body, Action News reports. He jumped with his dog from the second story window when they became trapped in the house. His dog is safe.
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