Flames erupted from an apartment building in Center City, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes late Tuesday night.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Center City apartment complex was evacuated Tuesday night after a fire broke out. A viewer sent Action News images of smoke pouring from the Adelphia House Apartments on the 1200 block of Chestnut Street. The fire started in a 4th-floor apartment, according to firefighters.

Smoke could be seen coming from a burning Center City high-rise apartment in Philadelphia overnight as residents streamed out onto the sidewalk below.

Some residents were trapped on the roof as they tried to escape the smoke. They were eventually rescued by fire crews.