Daily News | 3-alarm fire hits Catholic school in Chestnut Hill
A three-alarm blaze struck the historic Our Mother of Consolation Parish School in the city’s Chestnut Hill section Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
The roof of the school, located at 17 E. Chestnut Hill Ave. near Germantown Avenue, caught fire around 3:45 p.m., said Kenneth A. Gavin, spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.The convent next door was evacuated because of its proximity to the school, Gavin said.“We are deeply grateful to the Philadelphia Fire Department for its rapid response,” Gavin said.
About 120 firefighters were battling the blaze, the fire department said. The third alarm was struck just before 4:20 p.m.Published
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