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Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51 Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51 A longtime Philadelphia firefighter killed in a building collapse Saturday, June 18 has been identified as Sean Williamson. A 27-year department veteran, 51-year-old Williamson was crushed by rubble at 300 W, Indiana Ave., which went up in flames around 2 a.m., fire officials said. Around 90 minutes later, it collapsed. Four other firefighters and a Licensing and Inspections Department inspector were pulled from the rubble and treated at Temple University Hospital, officials said. Update: PFD continued work to rescue 2 trapped members from the collapse at 300 W. Indiana St. 1 member wa…

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by Cecilia Levine