March 20, 10:25 a.m.
A fire in the Chestnut Hall apartment building, located at 3900 Chestnut St., caused an evacuation early this morning.
The fire was reported at about 5:10 a.m., according to Division of Public Safety spokeswoman Stef Cella.
Penn and Philadelphia Police officers and the Philadelphia Fire Department arrived on the scene shortly afterward, and the Fire Department extinguished the fire.
The fire was contained to one room in the building. According to Cella, the Fire Department's preliminary investigation indicates that the fire was caused by a candle, then spread to other combustible items in the room.
The entire building was evacuated by Penn and Philadelphia Police. Residents were allowed back into the building at about 5:45 a.m., Cella wrote in an e-mail.
No injuries were reported.
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