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Five Years After Deadly Center City Building Collapse, Philadelphia Unveils Memorial to Victims
Five Years After Deadly Center City Building Collapse, Philadelphia Unveils Memorial to Victims
Six people died and more than 1 dozen were hurt when a building being demolished collapsed onto a Salvation army store at 22nd and Market streets in Center City Philadelphia on June 5, 2013.
By NBC10 Staff and Wire Reports
Published 58 minutes ago
Five years after a building being demolished collapsed onto a Center City Philadelphia thrift store, killing six and injuring 13 others, victims' families and city officials will pause Tuesday to dedicate a memorial park at the site.
The June 5th Memorial Park will be dedicated by Mayor Jim Kenney and others at 11 a.m. (You can watch the ceremony LIVE on this page.)
Anne Bryan, Roseline Conteh, Bobor Davis, Kimberly Finnegan, Juanita Harmon and Mary Simpson died when a building being demolished next door collapsed onto the open Salvation Army store on June 5, 2013.
Artist Barbara Fox, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, designed the memorial. The park, which was designed by a team of volunteers and professionals, includes stone benches, trees and ornamental grasses.
Six people died and more than 1 dozen were hurt when a building being demolished collapsed onto a Salvation army store at 22nd and Market streets in Center City Philadelphia on June 5, 2013.
By NBC10 Staff and Wire Reports
Published 58 minutes ago
Five years after a building being demolished collapsed onto a Center City Philadelphia thrift store, killing six and injuring 13 others, victims' families and city officials will pause Tuesday to dedicate a memorial park at the site.
The June 5th Memorial Park will be dedicated by Mayor Jim Kenney and others at 11 a.m. (You can watch the ceremony LIVE on this page.)
Anne Bryan, Roseline Conteh, Bobor Davis, Kimberly Finnegan, Juanita Harmon and Mary Simpson died when a building being demolished next door collapsed onto the open Salvation Army store on June 5, 2013.
Artist Barbara Fox, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, designed the memorial. The park, which was designed by a team of volunteers and professionals, includes stone benches, trees and ornamental grasses.
2013 Philadelphia building collapse
Date June 5, 2013
Time 10:43 am EST
On June 5, 2013, a building undergoing demolition collapsed onto the neighboring Salvation Army Thrift Store at the southeast corner of 22nd and Market Streets in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, trapping a number of people under the rubble. The store was open and full of shoppers and staff. Six people died and fourteen others were injured. The construction contractor, Griffin Campbell, and excavator operator, Sean Benschop, were charged with involuntary manslaughter and other charges. They were found guilty of manslaughter, and Campbell and Benschop received prison sentences of 15 years to 30 years, and 7.5 years to 15 years, respectively.
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Collapse
Rescue operations on the afternoon of the collapse
At 10:43 am, the four-story building under demolition collapsed onto the one-story building next door. The buildings crashed down with crumbling brick and wood snapping. Six people died and 14 people were injured. A 61-year-old woman was trapped for 13 hours and then hospitalized at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition. The 13 other injuries were minor.
After the collapse, an 18-year-old high school student who had been walking by the building when it collapsed rushed to the scene and spent 15 minutes trying to free people from the rubble before emergency crews arrived. During a search-and-rescue operation, rescuers used buckets and their bare hands to move through bricks and rubble until the following morning.
It was soon discovered that surveillance video from the front of a SEPTA bus operating eastbound on Market Street between 23rd and 22nd Streets had captured the scene at the moment of collapse. Up to a minute of this footage was released by SEPTA to news media outlets in July.
Date June 5, 2013
Time 10:43 am EST
On June 5, 2013, a building undergoing demolition collapsed onto the neighboring Salvation Army Thrift Store at the southeast corner of 22nd and Market Streets in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, trapping a number of people under the rubble. The store was open and full of shoppers and staff. Six people died and fourteen others were injured. The construction contractor, Griffin Campbell, and excavator operator, Sean Benschop, were charged with involuntary manslaughter and other charges. They were found guilty of manslaughter, and Campbell and Benschop received prison sentences of 15 years to 30 years, and 7.5 years to 15 years, respectively.
....
Collapse
Rescue operations on the afternoon of the collapse
At 10:43 am, the four-story building under demolition collapsed onto the one-story building next door. The buildings crashed down with crumbling brick and wood snapping. Six people died and 14 people were injured. A 61-year-old woman was trapped for 13 hours and then hospitalized at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition. The 13 other injuries were minor.
After the collapse, an 18-year-old high school student who had been walking by the building when it collapsed rushed to the scene and spent 15 minutes trying to free people from the rubble before emergency crews arrived. During a search-and-rescue operation, rescuers used buckets and their bare hands to move through bricks and rubble until the following morning.
It was soon discovered that surveillance video from the front of a SEPTA bus operating eastbound on Market Street between 23rd and 22nd Streets had captured the scene at the moment of collapse. Up to a minute of this footage was released by SEPTA to news media outlets in July.
