Partial row house collapse forces evacuation in Queen Village section of Philadelphia

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Friday, June 30, 2017
Partial collapse in Queen Village
Partial collapse in Queen Village: Tamala Edwards reports during Action News at 5:30 a.m. on June 30, 2017.

QUEEN VILLAGE (WPVI) -- City building inspectors were on the scene after a partial row house collapse in the Queen Village section of Philadelphia.

It happened before 2:30 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of Manton Street.

The Action Cam arrived to find part of the facade had buckled inward.

Watch Action Cam video on the scene of a partial house collapse. One person was reported to be injured.

It appeared one or more floors inside the home had collapsed.

Action News is told one person was hurt.

Firefighters evacuated neighboring homes as a precaution.

There was no immediate word what led to the collapse.

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