Overview
- The collapse that struck Wednesday afternoon at 30th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue left one worker dead, two missing, and two others rescued and released.
- Mayor Cherelle Parker said a precast roof segment fell during placement and set off a progressive collapse through connected sections on all seven levels.
- Fire officials paused interior searches because the structure is unstable and will methodically deconstruct and delayer the garage to reach lower levels.
- OSHA has taken charge of the investigation, while city leaders said required permits were in order and special inspections for the precast work were assigned to Valerie Moody of GAI Construction Monitoring Services.
- The garage is a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia project for staff parking, with permits listing HSC Builders as general contractor and Precast Services installing the precast components, and local ironworkers are among those affected.