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<\/p>\nFirefighter injured responding to blaze at Art Alliance building in Philadelphia <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Firefighter injured responding to blaze at Art Alliance building in Philadelphia<\/p>\n 00:17<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A fire at the Art Alliance building near Rittenhouse Square sent one firefighter to a hospital, but they are expected to be OK, authorities said.<\/p>\n Around 3:20 a.m. Friday, Philadelphia firefighters responded to a building fire on the 200 block of South 18th Street and found heavy flames throughout the three-story building.<\/p>\n Just before 4 a.m., the fire was placed into an “all-hands” status, meaning all the fire companies that responded became involved in fighting the fire.<\/p>\n Over 120 firefighters in total responded after a second alarm was struck, and the fire was placed under control around 5:30 a.m., a Philadelphia Fire Department spokesperson said.<\/p>\n HughE Dillon\/PhillyChitChat<\/p>\n Video provided by photographer HughE Dillon showed heavy smoke emanating from the building’s roof and a fire truck attacking the blaze from a nearby parking lot.<\/p>\n The Art Alliance building, also known as the Wetherill Mansion or the Samuel Wetherill House<\/a>, was previously owned by the now-shuttered University of the Arts<\/a> but is now owned by the Curtis Institute of Music.<\/p>\n The Philadelphia Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the blaze.<\/p>\n![\"hughe-dillon-center-city-fire-video.jpg](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hughe-dillon-center-city-fire-video.jpg#.jpeg\")
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