A fire ripped through a large residential building in Hulmeville Borough on Saturday night.
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Firefighters from the William Penn Fire Company and several neighboring departments were dispatched to the 500 block of Washington Avenue for reports of a dwelling fire at 9:15 p.m.
Crews encountered heavy flames venting through the roof of the building, which appeared to be a duplex.
The intensity of the blaze caused part of the roof to cave in, leaving the home badly damaged.
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As of 10:40 p.m., fire crews remained on the scene.
Ambulance crews were staged at the scene, but there was no immediate word on injuries.
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Washington Avenue was blocked in the area of the blaze.
