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shawn703

(2,702 posts)
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 11:42 AM Jun 2013

Building collapses in Philadelphia

Source: CNN

As many as 10 people are believed to be trapped in the rubble of a building that collapsed Wednesday morning in Philadelphia, city Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers said, according to CNN affiliate WPVI.

The four-story building collapsed at the corner of 22nd and Market streets in Philadelphia's Center City area, WPVI reported.

The fire department was called to the site at 10:43 a.m., Capt. Jeffrey Thompson told CNN. Thompson said it wasn't immediately clear whether it was an apartment building or an adjacent building scheduled for demolition.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/us/pennsylvania-philadelphia-building-collapse/

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BumRushDaShow

(129,065 posts)
9. This is going to be a traffic nightmare
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 12:31 PM
Jun 2013

They said that Market is closed between 21st - 30th. Alot of folks use Market to get to 21st to get down to the Parkway and the Schulkyll expressway entrance.

Edit to add that the Mayor just said that the area that is closed is now 18th --> 30th and the Parkway --> Walnut.

Hope the folks who were trapped and injured will be okay.

One of the reporters did mention the "adult theater" down further along Market (I remember when it used to be a XXX theater... ).

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
11. my husband dropped me off at trader joes....so he went to do errands
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 12:37 PM
Jun 2013

and cant get near here right now. tjs let me return the ice cream....the streets aeound tjs were under construction so its a double clusterfuck. im walking to a point we can meet. saw some of the people. will be lucky if no deaths.

BumRushDaShow

(129,065 posts)
13. I didn't even realize there was a Trader Joe's there
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 12:55 PM
Jun 2013


I work at the opposite end of the city and usually head down Spring Garden to get to the Parkway/drives.

I expect they are gentrifying like mad around there. It's like eye candy for the developers focusing on and constructing in the Art Museum/Fairmount area. And the Salvation Army building was right on a key corner.

Hate to do this but -->

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
5. Wow. That's blocks from City Hall. I'm down there frequently.
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 12:14 PM
Jun 2013

I was expecting this to be way North, South, or West of Center City.

Drinking Liberally Philly is just five streets away on Tuesdays.

eppur_se_muova

(36,266 posts)
17. BBC doing a surprisingly good job of keeping up ...
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 06:48 PM
Jun 2013

report 1 dead, 1 trapped, another source says 2 dead. 13 injured.

Apparently a wall of the 4-story building being demolished fell onto another, 2-story, building.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22788986

Video at the link -- interview w/fire chief, mayor, apparently already a little out of date.

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