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Fire at vacant West Philadelphia building deemed arson

West Philadelphia fire under investigation
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Firefighters battled intense flames and freezing temperatures in West Philadelphia early Tuesday morning. A fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on the 600 block of North Preston Street in the city's Powelton neighborhood. 

Philadelphia police say the fire has deemed an arson. The fire happened in a vacant building. 

No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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