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.

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.