A Philadelphia firefighter died Saturday morning when a building collapsed after a fire, a city firefighter said.
Five others who were trapped – four firefighters and a licensing and inspection officer – were rescued from the collapse, said 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy.
[Original story, published at 7:39 a.m. ET]
A rescue operation is underway to rescue firefighters trapped in the collapse of a building in northern Philadelphia on Saturday morning, the city’s fire service said in a tweet.
“So far, several have been rescued and transported to hospitals,” the Philadelphia Fire Department tweet said at 6:05 a.m. ET. The department is still working to save others, he added.
The collapse of 300 W. Indiana St. in the city’s Fairhill neighborhood occurred during a fire reaction, the department said. Details of the fire, collapse or what was inside the building were not immediately available.
Firefighters and others stood nearby or walked around a large pile – more than tall – of metal, wood and other debris, according to a video from WPVI, a subsidiary of CNN.
At least nine agencies have helped with the recovery effort, including Philadelphia police and the American Red Cross, the fire department added on Twitter.
This is an evolving story and will be updated.
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