Firefighters Battle 2-Alarm Fire At Now-Closed Saint Leo Roman Catholic Church In Tacony

  • Source: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia
  • Published: 05/09/2021 03:36 PM

VIDEO: Philadelphia firefighters are battling a second alarm fire at the now-closed Saint Leo Roman Catholic Church in Tacony. A video shared with Eyewitness News on Twitter shows flames and heavy black smoke can be seen from Interstate 95. Fire officials were called to a fire on the 6600 block of Keystone Street just after 5 p.m. Sunday. Flames were pouring from the vacant church when firefighters arrived. The fire was declared a second alarm at 5:30 p.m. It was placed under control at 7:08 p.m. Crews remain on the scene. The staging area is New State Road and Unruh Street. Officials say there are no injuries at this time.



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