Crime & Safety

2-Alarm Fire Battled At Jenkintown Apartment Building

Firefighters fought back a significant blaze in Jenkintown Wednesday morning.

Firefighters fought back a significant blaze in Jenkintown Wednesday morning.
Firefighters fought back a significant blaze in Jenkintown Wednesday morning. (Patch file photo)

JENKINTOWN, PA — Firefighters fought back a significant blaze in Jenkintown Wednesday morning.

The two-alarm fire was reported at around 9:30 a.m. at the Beaver Hill Condominiums on the 300 block of Florence Avenue.

Authorities said smoke was visible from several of the upper stories of the building when they arrived.

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It's led to the closure of a stretch of Florence Avenue near the scene.

Residents were evacuated from the building. The cause of the blaze is not yet clear.

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