Overview
- The under‑construction garage that partially collapsed Wednesday afternoon in the Grays Ferry neighborhood left one worker dead and at least two people unaccounted for, police said.
- Fire Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson said crews must shore up the compromised seven‑story frame before continuing the search, describing a protracted operation led with building engineers and Pennsylvania Task Force 1.
- Officials said the failure centered near a stairwell on the lower levels, and teams are focusing their probe there while checking debris for possible survivors.
- Rescuers pulled a worker who was pronounced dead at 3:03 p.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and authorities closed Grays Ferry Avenue from 27th to 34th streets to move heavy equipment and keep people clear.
- The site is a planned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia staff garage of about 300,000 square feet at 30th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue, and city inspectors have opened an investigation after earlier community protests over traffic and pollution.