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A firefighter and a resident of an apartment building in Philadelphia were hospitalized after a chemical spill on Thursday. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports.

Several residents have been displaced after fumes from a chemical spill led to a hazmat response and an evacuation on Thursday, according to a spokesperson with the Philadelphia Fire Department.

Firefighters were called to the Emlen Arms apartment building on the 6700 block of Emlen Street in West Mount Airy just before 5 p.m. on Nov. 20 after there was a report of a chemical spill on the ninth floor, officials said.

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Hazmat teams responded after fumes were reportedly coming from a substance of some kind in the area, officials expla

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