A Philadelphia firefighter was critically injured when he arrived to fight a multi-alarm inferno in Roxborough.
A ladder truck struck the firefighter shortly after he arrived at a fire ravaging the Abbey House Apartments, along the 400 block of Domino Lane in Roxborough.
The 45-year-old firefighter has been rushed to Einstein Medical Center. Investigators say he is being treated for serious head and internal injuries. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers says the firefighter is "critical, but stable.":
Firefighters arriving on the scene encountered flames shooting ftrom the second and third floors.
Firefighters used ladders to pull several residents from the burning building.
One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
