Partial house collapse in Cobbs Creek

Friday, September 9, 2016
COBBS CREEK (WPVI) -- Philadelphia firefighters were on the scene of a partial house collapse in the city's Cobbs Creek section.

It happened before 12:15 a.m. Friday at 60th and Locust streets.
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Video from Chopper 6 HD showed bricks and rubble on the sidewalk adjacent to the row house at the end of the block.

The roof and part of the second floor wall had given way.
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Action News is told the house was vacant. No injuries have been reported.

An investigation is underway into what led to the collapse.
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