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People trapped in Philadelphia building collapse One dead as Philadelphia building collapses
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More than a dozen have been injured after a building collapsed in the centre of the US city of Philadelphia. One woman has died and 13 people have been hurt after a building collapsed in the centre of the US city of Philadelphia, fire officials have said.
Local media reported at least one person was killed when a four-storey building fell into a building housing a Salvation Army shop full of customers. A four-storey building fell down, sending debris on to a building housing a bustling Salvation Army shop.
The collapse happened around 10:30 local time (14:30 GMT) in the Center City neighbourhood.The collapse happened around 10:30 local time (14:30 GMT) in the Center City neighbourhood.
The building was being demolished, though the cause of the collapse was unknown, officials said.The building was being demolished, though the cause of the collapse was unknown, officials said.
All 13 people transported to hospital had suffered minor injuries, the fire commissioner said. The four-storey building had both commercial and residential spaces.All 13 people transported to hospital had suffered minor injuries, the fire commissioner said. The four-storey building had both commercial and residential spaces.
Local television news reported one person was killed, though the Philadelphia Inquirer reported two were dead. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers said the search would continue with the aid of search and rescue dogs until they were sure no others were trapped.
Mr Ayers said one person was still trapped inside the Salvation Army shop. He declined to comment about the person's condition.
'Lucky ones''Lucky ones'
Witnesses said they heard a loud rumbling sound immediately beforehand.Witnesses said they heard a loud rumbling sound immediately beforehand.
"I was standing there looking out my window, watching the men at work on the building, and the next thing I know I heard something go kaboom," Veronica Haynes, who was in an apartment building nearby, said."I was standing there looking out my window, watching the men at work on the building, and the next thing I know I heard something go kaboom," Veronica Haynes, who was in an apartment building nearby, said.
"Then you saw the whole side of the wall fall down... onto the other building.''"Then you saw the whole side of the wall fall down... onto the other building.''
Bernie Ditomo told a local NBC broadcaster he was driving on a nearby street when he felt something "like an earthquake".Bernie Ditomo told a local NBC broadcaster he was driving on a nearby street when he felt something "like an earthquake".
"I said, 'What the hell is going on?'," Mr Ditomo said. "My truck is totalled. I am a little dusty and dirty, but I'm alright. I am one of the lucky ones.""I said, 'What the hell is going on?'," Mr Ditomo said. "My truck is totalled. I am a little dusty and dirty, but I'm alright. I am one of the lucky ones."
High school student Jordan McLaughlan said he saw several people on the ground being given oxygen by rescuers after the collapse as the air filled with dust.High school student Jordan McLaughlan said he saw several people on the ground being given oxygen by rescuers after the collapse as the air filled with dust.
Authorities have asked news helicopters to clear the air over the scene so rescuers could hear people trapped under the rubble.Authorities have asked news helicopters to clear the air over the scene so rescuers could hear people trapped under the rubble.
"This is delicate, it is dangerous work," Mr Ayers said, adding crews would continue to search until they were confident there were no other people in trapped in the building."This is delicate, it is dangerous work," Mr Ayers said, adding crews would continue to search until they were confident there were no other people in trapped in the building.