Fire damages welcome center at LOVE Park
An overnight fire has damaged the Fairmount Park Welcome Center in LOVE Park.
The blaze was reported in the basement of the round "spaceship" building at 16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard at 3:07 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.
The fire was placed under control at 3:30 a.m.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Fire crews reported smoke and water damage throughout the building, but the full extent of the damage wasn't immediately known. Windows were also broken as firefighters battled the blaze.
No injuries were reported.
Contact Emily Babay at 215-854-2153 or ebabay@philly.com. Follow @emilybabay on Twitter.
Contact the Breaking News Desk at 215-854-2443 or BreakingNewsDesk@philly.com. Follow @phillydotcom on Twitter.
Jeré Longman, New York Times
Julie Watson and Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Neill Borowski, 70and73
Jill Colvin and Aaron Kessler, Associated Press
Samantha Schmidt and Arturo Torres, Washington Post
Suheir Hashimeh and Steve Hendrix, Washington Post
Will Weissert and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Sabrina Tavernise and Ruth Igielnik, New York Times
Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post
Nancy Cook, Natalie Allison, Isaac Arnsdorf, and Katherine Doyle, Washington Post
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Haven Daley, Alanna Durkin Richer, and Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press
Samya Kullab and Barry Hatton, Associated Press
