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Porch rooftop collapses in West Philadelphia

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Saturday, March 18, 2017
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WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A porch rooftop came crashing down at a house in West Philadelphia.

It happened around 8 a.m. Saturday on the 5000 block of Race Street.

The support beams somehow collapsed, bringing down the roof front porch.

There were no injuries reported.

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