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| Crushed Salvation Army Thrift store |
Six people, one male and five females, were confirmed dead in the collapse of a building in downtown Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter reported Wednesday night at a press conference. Video footage taken at the scene Wednesday night showed authorities removing two body bags and loading them into ambulances. Fire officials say 13 people were injured in the accident. The four-story building collapsed Wednesday morning. Witnesses said they had been casting a wary eye on the demolition site and questioned how the workers were tackling the job. They say they heard a loud rumbling sound immediately before the collapse. The building once housed a first-floor sandwich shop and apartments above. Its collapse sent debris onto a Salvation Army corner thrift store next door. The two properties are adjacent to an adult bookstore and theater that had been taken down earlier. The accident happened at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at 22nd and Market streets, the western edge of downtown, between the city’s business district and the main train station at 30th and Market. ABC13 Phildelphia
