House Collapse Kills One Monday Morning In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – A construction worker reportedly died after a two-story rowhome collapsed during demolition work in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood Monday morning, according to officials.

The collapse happened on the 1500 block of Bailey Street at 10:50 a.m. Monday, June 4, the Philadelphia Fire Department said.

Fire officials said crews were called to the area and found one of the workers had pulled himself from the rubble, but one remained trapped.

The worker who pulled himself from the rubble did not need medical treatment, according to fire officials.

Crews pulled the trapped worker from the debris after about 15 minutes of many responders working to dig him out, but officials said the 60-year-old man died from injuries in the collapse.

The workers are from Philadelphia's Gamma Wrecking demolition company, CBS reports.

Action News reports the workers were in the back of the home when it collapsed.

Fire officials said there is no indication yet as to what caused the collapse.

Two Gamma workers were hurt on a demolition job in the Strawberry Mansion section back in 2014, according to NBC10.

Patch has reached out to the Philadelphia Fire and Licenses and Inspections departments, as well as Gamma Wrecking for more information and will update the story when details are made available.

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