Homes collapse in Philadelphia; at least 8 sent to hospitals
Source: CNN.com
(CNN) -- Row houses were reduced to rubble when an apparent explosion rocked a Philadelphia neighborhood Monday, sending at least eight people to hospitals.
Witnesses told CNN affiliate KYW that they smelled gas after the blast.
A contractor was doing rehab work in a vacant home when it collapsed, Deputy Fire Chief Robert Coyne told reporters. The two adjacent houses were also destroyed, he said.
Last month, a four-story wall of a vacant building in Philadelphia collapsed onto an adjacent Salvation Army thrift store, killing six people and injuring 13.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/29/us/pennsylvania-building-collapse/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)sharing bugs and other strange creatures with the neighbors.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)You can order bait online that wipes them out.
Coulda used that at one house in Michigan. I swear, I can still smell the Raid.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Just awful.