July 05, 2017
Natalie Hope McDonald/PhillyVoice
FIre breaks out at Walnut Square Apartments in Center City on July 5, 2017.
Philadelphia firefighters responded Wednesday night to a blaze at an apartment building in Center City as black smoke filled the downtown sky.
The fire broke out around 7 p.m. at the Walnut Square Apartments on the 200 block of South 13th Street.
FIre breaks out at Walnut Square Apartments in Center City on July 5, 2017.
Fire department officials said the blaze was brought under control around 8:20 p.m.
8:22 p.m. Fire under control on the 200 block of S. 13th Street.
— Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) July 6, 2017
The building, which has stood at the southwest corner of Walnut and 13th Streets for more than a century, was listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was added to the National Register in 1976.
