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2 officers wounded by gunfire at home later seen on fire in Philadelphia suburb

EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say two officers have been wounded by gunfire at a home in southeastern Pennsylvania that later became engulfed in flames. Emergency officials in Delaware County say officers were called to the home in East Lansdowne on Wednesday afternoon on a report that a child had been wounded by gunfire. Officers immediately came under fire, and two were wounded. There is no immediate word on their conditions. SWAT officers and others have rushed to the scene. Flames have been seen rising from the top level of the three-story home. There is no immediate word on the condition of anyone inside.

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