Four-alarm warehouse blaze lights up Philadelphia sky

Joseph Kaczmarek / AP

Firefighters battle a four alarm fire, Tuesday July 10, in an abandoned warehouse located at Front Street and Girard Avenue in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia. Officials say one firefighter had to be taken to a hospital for injuries suffered in a fall. His injuries were not life-threatening.

Joseph Kaczmarek / AP

Firefighters battle a four alarm fire, Tuesday July 10, in an abandoned warehouse located at Front Street and Girard Avenue in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia. Officials say one firefighter had to be taken to a hospital for injuries suffered in a fall. His injuries were not life-threatening.

Joseph Kaczmarek / AP

A Philadelphia firefighter operates a handheld hose line while battling a four alarm fire, Tuesday July 10, in an abandoned warehouse located at Front Street and Girard Avenue in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia. Officials say one firefighter had to be taken to a hospital for injuries suffered in a fall. His injuries were not life-threatening.

 From Philly.com - A four-alarm fire destroyed a vacant warehouse at Front Street and Girard Avenue this morning, disrupting service on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Elevated Line and leaving a firefighter hospitalized with injuries suffered in a fall, officials said. Click here to read more on this story.

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"cuadrado" on the fireman's jacket???

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Reply#1 - Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:31 AM EDT

"square" .... ??

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Reply#2 - Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:24 PM EDT

I think it means caution. Guess we need a spanish/english dictionary to live in the UNTED STATES OF AMERICA.

    #2.1 - Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
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