Dozens evacuated in overnight fire at Overbrook high-rise apartment complex

Fire in a 14th floor apartment caused the evacuation of a high-rise complex along City Avenue in Overbrook early Friday. According to Philadelphia Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Pugh, firefighters responded to the The Premier at City Line, on the 6100 block of City Avenue, just before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, after flames erupted in an apartment on the 14th floor. As crews arrived to respond to the fire, dozens of residents were evacuated from the structure. Pugh said the fire was located at a corner apartment on the 14th floor, near a stairwell, which helped first responders to access property and address the flames. The fire was placed under control by about 1 a.m., he said. No injuries were reported in this incident and, Pugh said, two residents of the impacted apartment were displaced, but other residents were permitted back in the building once the fire crews had cleared the incident. The fire marshal is conducting an investigation into the cause of the f