Firefighters rescued a girl and rushed her to St. Christopher's where she was placed in critical condition.
A girl is in critical condition after being rescued from a house fire in the Kensington section of Philadelphia.
Firefighters got the call at 7:02 a.m. Tuesday about a fire at a home along the 3100 block of Custer Street. Philadelphia Fire Captain Derek Bowmer said crews arrived within four minutes and immediately began to attempt to rescue the girl.The girl was in a second-floor bedroom at the front of the home; firefighters believe she was the only person in the home when they arrived, Bowmer said.Witnesses on the scene said the fire was intense and that it took firefighters several minutes to reach the girl.The cause of the fire is under investigation.