Earlier this week, emergency crews deployed robots and flew drones in the search for the missing workers. Four highly trained search dogs combed through the rubble. Two of them were K-9s trained to find living people, but neither of them got a hit. The other two K-9s, who were trained to find human remains, did get a hit.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth independent of one another, and they both hit independently, so we were confident what we were dealing with was no longer a rescue but a recovery,\u201d said Thompson.\n<\/p>\n
On Friday, crews attached a Local 401 flag to a crane that is being used to demolish the parking garage.\n<\/p>\n
A member of the union, who didn\u2019t want to be identified, says everyone is still grappling with the tragedy.\n <\/p>\n
\u201cThings like this happen every day, all around the world. You never thought it was going to be you, someone that you know, someone that you care for, and it happened. It happened to us,\u201d the union member said.\n<\/p>\n
Stephen, who knew one of the men killed, is mourning the loss of his friend.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAlways happy, always a smile on his face. It\u2019s just a tragedy he\u2019s no longer with us,\u201d he said. \u201cA dedicated father. Has a daughter and a son. Was a football coach for flag football for them. Loved the Flyers. Loved the Eagles. Was a passionate fan and would go to the games.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
A section of the roof at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia\u2019s garage fell Wednesday, triggering a \u201cprogressive collapse of connected sections across all seven levels,\u201d Mayor Parker told reporters.\n<\/p>\n
All of the project\u2019s required permits were properly issued and inspections were up to date, according to Parker. She said the city will investigate the collapse.\n<\/p>\n
Former fire and parking deck expert Brian Bennett says crews will work to figure out why the failure happened.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they have to look at the actual concrete itself, was it properly cured, things like that, that could take a little bit longer,\u201d said Brian Bennett, a former fire chief and parking deck expert.\n<\/p>\n
The hospital said in a statement that it is prioritizing the construction workers\u2019 safety and working closely with the city and its construction partners.\n<\/p>\n
Residents in need of support can contact the Police Department\u2019s Office of Community Advocacy and Engagement at 215-686-0061 for connections to resources, including counseling. Anyone experiencing trauma or in need of immediate mental health support should call 988.\n<\/p>\n
The city will host a community meeting on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Vare Recreation Center, 2601 Moore St., to provide updates and answer questions.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earlier this week, emergency crews deployed robots and flew drones in the search for the missing workers. Four…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[73782,69877,69,71,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-163383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-building-collapse-philadelphia","9":"tag-childrens-hospital-of-philadelphia-chop","10":"tag-philadelphia","11":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","12":"tag-philadelphia-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}