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Man injured in South Philadelphia rowhome fire

Man injured in rowhome fire in South Philadelphia
Man injured in rowhome fire in South Philadelphia 00:24

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A man is recovering in the hospital after a fire inside a South Philadelphia rowhome. It happened at Washington Avenue and Clifton Street overnight.

There was a heavy fire on the home's first floor just before 11 p.m. Thursday. 

The man was rushed to the hospital with second-degree burns and suffering from smoke inhalation.

It took firefighters about a half-hour to get the fire under control.

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