July 24, 2019
Screenshot/Google Street View
The Melrose Diner in on Snyder Avenue in South Philly.
South Philly's popular Melrose Diner caught fire Wednesday afternoon, and fire crews are currently working to control the blaze.
The fire began around 5:45 p.m. at the Snyder Avenue diner, according to CBS3, and was ruled under control just after 6:15 p.m.
You can watch 17 minutes of footage from CBS3's news helicopter, which was flying above the diner, below:
At this time, it's unclear what started the fire.
Some social media users managed to share images from the scene:
@thewonderyears the melrose diner is on fire. We’re so sorry for your loss. pic.twitter.com/P3yE0e0th3
— Ramona Ramona (@Hey_Yo_Ramona) July 24, 2019
Can't wait for The Wonder Years to write a whole album about this pic.twitter.com/CzF7JP4J0G
— Justin Allen (@Jallen_Town) July 24, 2019
There is a fire at the Melrose. This is Philadelphia’s version of Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/T18T3i2dhw
— Geoff Mang (@geoffmang) July 24, 2019
No injuries have been reported.
This is a developing story, and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
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