Philadelphia police are responding to an assault and barricade situation that began Friday morning on Jackson Street.

It was not immediately clear why the fire department was in the area of the barricade on the 7100 block of Jackson Street.

A man has barricaded himself inside a home after police say he assaulted a Philadelphia firefighter. Advertisement. About Our Ads

The fire broke out at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's facility in Philadelphia's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood. Up to 40 buses caught fire.

Several SEPTA buses are on fire at a yard in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia, images from Chopper 3 show. This location is SEPTA's Midvale depot, off Roberts Avenue. A spokesperson says these are decommissioned buses.

Massive fire at Philadelphia bus depot burns 40 SEPTA busses Firefighters are working to put out the flames of a fire that's been burning for more than 12 hours. June 5, 2025

Former Philadelphia Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has a very different interpretation of the offseason trade that sent him and a draft pick to the Houston Texans in exchange offensive guard Kenyon Green and a 2026 fifth-rounder.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson isn't buying the idea that the Philadelphia Eagles traded him to the Houston Texans because of salary-cap reasons.

Houston Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson is firing back at the Philadelphia Eagles after he was traded for purported salary cap