Philadelphia House Fire Injures Five

Jan. 2, 2006
Cause is under investigation.

Firefighters rescued a woman from a burning house early Saturday.

Five other people were injured, including children.

The blaze broke out at about 1:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of north Orianna Street in Philadelphia's West Kensington section, NBC 10 News reported.

At least two of the victims, who are children, were rushed to Temple Hospital.

A witness told NBC 10 News that a firefighter rescued the woman from the roof and the two children from the basement.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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