Watch: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Philadelphia

Dozens of tenants have been evacuated after a roof and facade of a historic apartment complex collapsed and smashed onto the cars parked outside, according to Philadelphia police and video Daily Voice obtained through Citizen.

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Jillian Pikora

10/07/2024 4:50 p.m.

Officials were called to the partial collapse in the Darrah School Apartments located in the 700 block of North 17 Street at 9:37 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, the police told us.

Parts of the building structure fell onto the 1700 block of Folsom Street, police and fire first responders explained.

No injuries were reported and all the tenants were safely evacuated, police said.

Philadelphia Licenses and Inspection was on location to survey the building structure.

Watch videos of the aftermath in the players below.

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