Alarm fire in old city firefighters are still on the scene and residents not allowed back in what remains of their home. Tonight the work continues to make sure this location is safe. Sunday night and the big story on action news is a continued battle to secure the scene of an Early Morning fire that went to four alarms before firefighters were able to get it under control. More than 160 people had to be evacuated from apartments and nearby hotel rooms and tonight firefighters remain on the scene. Action News Reporter Annie Mccormick is there and joins us live with more, annie. Reporter that is right tonight this still remains an active scene and behind me this black is considered a collapse zone firefighters will be out here through the night investigators cannot get inside yet to determine the cause and where exactly the fire began. Just after 3 00 a. M. The four alarm blaze broke out at third and chestnut 150 firefighters tackled the fire. We were in the right places and to keep it
Proves the nay sayers, all wrong about eagles fans. Its cool this morning, but its going to warmup. Reporter we have clouds marching in from the west and there are showers out to the west that could potentially be a part of the story today. The big story is the cool air. It was chillier yesterday, 28 degrees in allentown. As we have not vanquished the cooler air mass, 30 degrees in reading. 37 in philadelphia. 34 in trenton. 31 in wilmington, freezing mark in millville. Theres not a lot of wind this morning, but we have a bit of a windchill in some neighborhoods feels like the freezing mark in philadelphia. Again that wind coming up from the south and that is going to grab on to milder air and bring that in during the afternoon. Heres what it looks like today, well have sunny breaks early on, the clouds get thicker, spotty shower here and there cant be rule out out. 11 00 a. M. , 46. This model has us going up to 50. Im going for a high of 52 degrees. Thats nowhere near the highs on tu
32 in trenton him winds have died down in philadelphia right now, so windchill same as the temperature. As we look at numbers, the rest of the way, its starting out cool. Upper 30s by 8 00. Maybe early sun, as we go through the day, testers rise, clouds get thicker. Theres a chance of a spotty sprinkle or shower around. The model has us up around 50. Im going tore a high of 52. The next couple of days were looking at highs in the 70s tuesday and wednesday and falling records. Details coming up. Reporter lets hit the roads, in horsham, were hearing the accident involves a pedestrian. As we look live, police are on the scene. They have set up the flares and shut down the road. Horsham road is closed between doylestown and upper state, stick to knapp. An accident on the northeast extension northbound past lansdale not causing issues at the moment but blocking the right lane. We have closure with sunday morning fire location, chestnut is shut down between arch and walnut. And portions of s
He Center Philadelphia this is cbs Eyewitness News at 11 00. The philadelphia morning ten years never seen anything like this. At 11 00. Working through the night. 20 hours had later. Firefighters are still on the scene of a fierce and destructive fire in old city. And this evening, they fear the building may collapse. Good evening, im natasha brown, thank you so much for joining us, 400 firefighters responded to the Apartment Building at 3rd and Chestnut Streets today after flames began earlier this morning First Responders were forced to evacuate, more than 160 people hours after they tamed the flames the building continued to smoulder forcing firefighters to set up a possible collapse zone, joel holden is in old city with more on how damage is impacting the tire block. Joe. Reporter nash, and the perimeter for this collapse as they sets it up just out of protection stretches cross Chestnut Street basically where the firefighter was walking. I was speaking to some personnel. One gent
Turned it down every time like i should have turn down throwing out the first ball for a game. I digress. Satellite and radar showing clouds will be getting thicker. 34 degrees in trenton. 28 in allentown. 30 degrees in reading. Still holding 37 in philadelphia. 31 in wilmington, 32 in millville. You might have a little ice to scrape off your windshield in some neighborhoods, especially where the testers have dropped a bit. The windchill making it feeling like 31 in allentown. Numbers in the afternoon, are going to improve, 37 degrees by 7 00 a. M. In philadelphia. 11 00 a. M. , 46. This model showing a high around 50. Im actually going 52. Notice we do cloud up where we are mostly cloudy today. Theres a spotty sprinkle or shower in the morning and the afternoon. Best chance chance of that is in the northern suburbs. Were looking for the potential of record warmth, two in a row. Reporter if you step outside, now, you can get a slick spot or two, we have a few accidents, heres one of th