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Show Spectacular Fire Threatens Philadelphia Skyscrapers PHILADELPHIA, Sept T (INS) A spectacular four-alarm fire threatened towering Philadelphia skyscrapers and hotels' Wednesday after destroying an empty six-story six-story building close by. Flames shot high into the air above the burning building and flying embers showered onto "the roof of the near-by St James hotel and1. Ignited a minor blaze. Another otel the St Francis was engulfed by swirling emoks, and a spokesman said there would be extensive damage to the hostelry's hostel-ry's interior. . Deputy Fir Chief William' Simmler said the fire was started by a workman on a scaffold using an acetylene torch. The building which was swept by flames was In the process of demolition. One wall of the blazing structure struc-ture collapsed with a thunderous roar, but did not trap any of the firemen furiously, battling the flames. |