Dozen Families Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Building In Darby Township

♪♪BREAKING NEWS THIS NOON ATHREE-ALARM FIRE IN DELAWARECOUNTY IS THE SECOND FIRE INTHE AREA IN LESS THAN 24HOURS.GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, I'MJIM DONOVAN.I'M JANELLE BURRELL.THIS IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS" ATNOON.NOW, ALSO STREAMING LIVE ONCBS FM PHILLY.COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALSAND RED CROSS CREWS ARE ON THESCENE OF THE LATEST FIRE INDELAWARE COUNTY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALYCIA REED IS LIVE AT THESCENE IN DARBY TOWNSHIP WITHTHE LATEST THERE.ALYCIA.Reporter: JANELLE,OFFICIALS TELL US THAT FIRESTARTED IN ONE APARTMENT ANDQUICKLY SPREAD THROUGH THEWALLS AND THEN THE ROOF RATHERQUICKLY TURNING IT INTO ATHREE-ALARM FIRE.FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO BREAKTHROUGH THE ROOF TO ENSUREEVERYTHING WAS OUT.IT TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO ANHOUR TO GET THE BLAZE UNDERCONTROL.NOW, THIS ENTIRE ROW OFAPARTMENTS HAS BEEN AFFECTEDLEAVING 12 FAMILIES DISPLACED.TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS HAVE OPENEDA WARMING CENTER AT THE DARBYTOWNSHIP COMMUNITY CENTER FORFAMILIES THAT NEED IT.THAT'S ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROMWHERE WE ARE.THE RED CROSS AND SALVATIONARMY HAVE VOLUNTEERS THERE TOSUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES.NOW, HERE AT THE SCENERESPONDING FIREFIGHTERS AREALL VOLUNTEERS.THIS IS THE SECOND FIRETHEY'VE RESPONDED TO THISMORNING.THE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF SAYSTHEY WERE BACK AT THEIRFIREHOUSES CLEANING UP AFTERTHAT INITIAL FIRE WHEN THEYGOT THIS CALL.MANY OF THESE COMPANIES AREBATTLING THEIR SECONDSIGNIFICANT FIRE OF THE DAYJUST ABOUT A MILE FROM HERE INDARBY BOROUGH WE HAD A TWOALARM FIRE THIS MORNING.SO THE CREWS ARE TIRED BUT THEDEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERSREALLY IS SHOWING.Reporter:FIREFIGHTERS JUST BROUGHT ACAT OUT OF THAT BUILDING ANDTHANKFULLY WE'RE TOLD THEREWERE NO INJURIES HERE TODAY.