Our members fighting a 4-alarm fire at the American Legion Post 396. #MemorialDay #DedicationAndService pic.twitter.com/DiuHrMPoc2
— Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) May 30, 2016
Crews worked to put out a massive blaze at a Philadelphia American Legion hall Monday night, which at its peak had been raised to the level of a four-alarm fire.
Multiple media outlets reported on the fire, sharing video of flames and a thick column of black smoke shooting out of the roof of the building, thePhiladelphia American Legion Post 396 on Orthodox Street. RELATED: Man electrocuted in a New Jersey pool It came as community members were sitting down for a Memorial Day dinner, reports Philly.com. A witness told the site that diners evacuated the building when smoke was spotted coming out of a dumb waiter. The fire was upgraded after it was declared two-alarm fire at 3 p.m.,according to CBS. There have not been any injuries reported.
An extended livestreamfrom a witness named Joe Szott captured the action over nearly a half hour. Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the location of the American Legion Post 396. It is on Orthodox Street.
Fire at American Legion Post in Philly reaches four alarms: https://t.co/AU0RShYbIYhttps://t.co/P3yD18Injb
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) May 30, 2016
.@JoeSzott on #Periscope: Philadelphia building fire 3rd alarm Milnor and Orthodox. https://t.co/b4VJA3A4WB American Legion Post burning. ?
— FlightAttendantPixie (@Pixiechic5150) May 30, 2016
Firefighters Battle Fire at Philly American Legion Post https://t.co/XqatRKoIrK #philly pic.twitter.com/gkXmYLRaog
— Philly News Now (@phillynewsnow) May 30, 2016
