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Man Found Assaulted After House Fire In North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Authorities say a man who was found inside his home after a fire in North Philadelphia appears to have been assaulted.

Flames broke out around 5 a.m. Sunday at a home along the 2000 block of North Stillman Street.

Fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke billowing from a window of the home.

Once the fire was placed under control, authorities says firefighters found a 52-year-old man inside the home who had been assaulted.

He was taken to Temple University Hospital. There were no initial details on his injuries.

The incident in under investigation.

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