Philadelphia building collapse lead inspector dead: Report
The lead city inspector on the building that collapsed at 22nd and Market Streets during demolition last Wednesday reportedly has killed himself.
City announces new demolition standards in wake of building collapse
A sweeping set of reforms announced Friday will change the way demolition contractors are permitted and how their sites are inspected.
Man who operated crane high in building collapse turns himself in
The 42-year-old man who was allegedly operating an excavator high during Wednesday’s building collapse at the demolition site of Market [...]
Woman rescued from Market Street building rubble
A 61-year-old woman was rescued from the rubble at 22nd and Market Streets late Wednesday night, nearly 13 hours after a building collapsed there.
Doc: Market Street collapse site was ‘absolute recipe for disaster’
Local 98′s John Dougherty said the building collapse site on Market St was unsafe and enforcement was lacking there, as with other city construction sites.