Philadelphia Firefighter Killed, 5 Others Pulled From Rubble In Building Collapse

A longtime Philadelphia firefighter died and five others were injured in a building collapse in the northern part of the city early Saturday, June 18, officials said.

Indiana Ave. collapse.
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Cecilia Levine

06/18/2022 9:35 a.m.

Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said only that the fallen firefighter was a 27-year department veteran.

The blaze at 300 W. Indiana Ave. in Fairhill — which apparently was occupied by a pizzeria — broke out just before 2 a.m. While the fire had been extinguished, the building collapsed about 90 minutes later, Murphy said.

Four other firefighters and a Licensing and Inspections Department inspector were pulled from the rubble and treated at Temple University Hospital, Murphy said.

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