A 54-year-old man is in the hospital after a fire and explosion caused a twin home in Northeast Philadelphia to partially collapse Friday, according to the city's fire department.

The Philadelphia Fire Department was called out to the 9400 block of Kirkwood Road in Northeast Philly for reports of an explosion shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday. Firefighters placed the blaze under control at 2:27 p.m. and remain on scene.

Chopper 3 was over the scene, showing that most of the duplex had collapsed with charred debris.

CBS News Philadelphia

Philadelphia Deputy Fire Chief Michael Richey said firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and began fighting the fire. Richey said firefighters heard small explosions while working to extinguish the fire.

Richey said a 54-year-old man was taken to a lo

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