Facade collapses at home in West Oak Lane

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Facade collapses at home in West Oak Lane
Rescuers were called to a facade collapse at a home in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia on Tuesday morning.

Rescuers were called to a facade collapse at a home in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia on Tuesday morning.



The collapse happened in the 1700 block of E. Tulpehocken Street at 11:37 a.m.



The incident was declared 'under control' a few minutes later.



While there were initial reports of someone trapped, medics said no one had to be transported from the scene.



The view from Chopper 6 HD showed a portion of the front wall in a pile of rubble.



There was no immediate word as to what caused the collapse.


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