Multi-Alarm House Fire In Trenton Damages Neighboring Homes, Injures 3 Firefighters

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It took firefighters in Trenton nearly two hours to bring a multi-alarm row house fire under control in the 300 block of Gennesee Street.

The fire, which broke out just before 7 p.m., was in an unoccupied two-story row house.

Investigators believe the fire was triggered by a repairman doing soldering work on some pipes.

Several neighboring homes sustained heat and water damage.

Three firefighters had to be treated for heat exhaustion. All were released.

Reported By Al Novack, KYW Newsradio