Fire destroys apartment building in West Philadelphia on Sunday
Apr 12, 2026
A fire tore through an apartment building in Philadelphia’s Powelton neighborhood on Sunday.
NBC10 was on the scene at around 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of North 41st Street and Powelton Avenue to find firefighters still hosing water onto the charred inside of the building.
No word
yet on any injuries or cause for the fire, but the scene remains active and officials are investigating.
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