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1 died, 4 injured after a building collapsed in US

On June 18, a fire broke out in a building in Philadelphia, US. After the firefighters dispatched to the area and brought the fire under control, the building where the fire broke out has collapsed. In the incident, 1 firefighter lost his life and 4 other firefighters were rescued as injured. Philadelphia Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy announced that fire was broke out around 02:00 am local time and the building, which was extinguished as a result of the temas’ efforts, collapsed at around 03:30 am local time. “You can’t predict this, This was just a catastrophic accident that really hurt our department,” Murphy said.

On the other hand, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney posted a message about the incident on social media. “Grieving with the members of the Philadelphia Fire Department and all Philadelphia Government who lost one of our own in the line of duty today,” Mayor Kenney said.

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