Live: Thick black smoke rises from Philadelphia warehouse inferno

Thick black smoke rose from a raging fire at a warehouse in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood Wednesday morning.

Firefighters were pouring water onto the large burning building at Ruth and East Clearfield streets as SkyForce10 approached around 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2024.

Firefighters took an all hands approach to the blaze, posted on X .

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Flames could be seen jumping from the burning building as firefighters tried to douse the fire as it continued to rage as of 8 a.m.

A third alarm was struck around 8:15 a.m. as more than 100 firefighters battled the blaze, the fire department said.

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The fire department urged drivers to avoid the area of Kensington and East Allegheny avenues as there are many firetrucks and apparatus on the scene.

No word yet on the type of warehouse that's burning nor on any injuries.

The fire could also impact several businesses in the area and the nearby Frances E. Willard School .

This story is developing and will be updated.