24 hours later, search continues in Philly

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By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Nearly 24 hours after a building under demolition collapsed on shoppers and staff at a neighboring thrift store, killing six people and injuring 14 others, rescue crews searched through the rubble for survivors. About 75 percent of the site in downtown Philadelphia had been scoured by early Thursday morning as part of an around-the-clock search for life amid the mountain of crumbled concrete and splintered wood, Mayor Michael Nutter said at a news conference on Thursday. Late on Wednesday, 12 hours after the 10:45 a.m. ...




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