About 100 members of the Philadelphia Fire Department rushed to 12th and Sansom Streets Monday afternoon in response to a fire on a high rise roof.
A fire department spokesperson said the involved insulation, roofing materials, and propane tanks. No injuries were reported.
Dark plumes of smoke wafted over Center City around 12:45 p.m., prompting several social media posts. One user who captured video of the smoke from below said there were also “several loud explosions.”
Shortly after 1 p.m., the fire department announced on social media that it had placed the blaze under control. A fire department spokesperson said it took about 30 minutes to do so.
The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
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