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Cars, Home Damaged After Apartment Building Wall Collapses In Philadelphia's Francisville Neighborhood

Cleanup is underway after the top portion of a historic three-story building in Philadelphia's Francisville neighborhood gave way.

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October 8, 2024

Cleanup is underway after the top portion of a historic three-story building in Philadelphia's Francisville neighborhood gave way, sending chunks of brick and concrete crashing to the ground.

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It happened at the Darrah School Apartments on North 17th Street around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) confirmed part of a parapet wall collapsed.

People who live in the area described confusion in the immediate aftermath.

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