'Catastrophic Accident': Philadelphia Firefighters Trapped in Rubble After Deadly Building Collapse
A building collapsed in Philadelphia early Saturday, killing a firefighter who was trapped in the rubble. Firefighters had responded to the blaze at a three-story building at about 2 a.m. Long after the fire was…
A building collapsed in 📍Philadelphia early Saturday, killing a firefighter who was trapped in the rubble.
🚒Firefighters had responded to the blaze at a three-story building at about 2 a.m. Long after the 🔥Fire was declared under control and a family that lived upstairs of the first-floor business had escaped, the building collapsed, trapping five 🚒Firefighters and an inspector from the city Department of Licenses and Inspections, 📍Philadelphia🔥Fire Department First Deputy 🔥Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Until the collapse, Murphy said the 🔥Fire was “routine.”
“Our department lost a member bravely fighting a 🔥Fire and then caught in a building collapse after the 🔥Fire was over,” Murphy said, according to CNN.
“We just finished up pulling … our brothers out of this place. It’s going to be a rough few weeks coming up,” Murphy said shortly after 8 a.m.
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Officials said the firefighter who died had been with the department for 27 years, according to WPVI-TV.
The inspector was released from the hospital, while the four rescued 🚒Firefighters were hospitalized in stable condition, Murphy said, according to WCAU-TV.
“You can’t predict this. This was just a catastrophic accident that really hurt our department,” Murphy said.
