A firefighter died Saturday morning in Philadelphia. in collapse of a building after fire city fire official said.
five others who According to First Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy, four firefighters and a licensing and inspection worker were trapped.
[Original story, published at 7:39 a.m. ET]
“At this point, several people have been rescued and taken to hospitals,” the Philadelphia Fire Department said in a tweet. posted at 6:05 am ET. The department was still working on rescuing others, this added.
Collapse at 300 W. Indiana St. in in the city area of Fairhill happened during fire response, the department said. Details about fire collapse or what building didn’t settle right away available.
At the scene, firefighters and other people stood nearby or walked around the large pile. more how head-high — of metal, wood and other debris, showed a video of CNN affiliate WPVI.
it’s developing story and will be updated.
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