No red flags that such a thing would happen. Reporter the department was unaware of issues with the home or anyone lived there. There were things that indicated it was vacant. It was boarded up, back taxes are owed on the property. Those are usual indications of a house that is. The couple told us they took over the property after a relative died. The roof was in desperate need of repair and say they tried to fix the problem with tarps. I knew it wasnt going to work. Reporter the exact cause of the collapse has yet to be determined but a handyman has his own ideas. When its cold, then it retracts and it came down. Reporter two things they are focusing on, what caused the house to collapse and who owns it. Meantime, the red cross is assisting nine people including the couple we interviewed with housing and in the meantime they tell us that someone should be down here tomorrow to demolish the rest of the property. Pamela os important for nbc 10 news. New at 6 00 a battle brewing between
Hour. Its been shut down now for nine hours after that nasty accident investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police Accident Investigation Team still in the northbound lanes now taking measurements and investigating this crash that killed one and had thousands of commuters searching for detours. Crews removing whats left of an 18 wheel tractor trailer. The truck hauling scrap metal overturned in a fiery crash in the northbound lanes of i95 in bensalem. The crash killed the driver, five other vehicles were also involved. Then the white car hit the truck and then the black car hit that. Reporter Latisha Pratt says if she was driving 30 seconds earlier she would have been in this wreckage. Instead she and other drivers were stuck on the shut down highway for hours. Eventually leaving her car and walking down the street road offramp. I was sitting there 12 30 to 3 00 oclock. Reporter you just your car. I just left my car. Reporter when are you going to get your car. Whenever they clean
Is better than this time yesterday. The wind are light cold enough for coats and i am happy to have gloves on especially holding on to the metal microphone. You get walking you will feel good. We have a chance we slip a little bit by 8 00, i could see us down to 27 and mid 20s in the bushes. In philadelphia, 9 00 a. M. 28. Noon 35. By 3 00 p. M. 39 degrees that is your high and back to 33 by 6 00. Light winds a mix of sun and clouds. Karen it gets colder later in the first part of the weekend before a bounce back, ill have the details coming up. Reporter all right dave, it may be cold out there but we have no weatherrelated problems affecting the roads. Were looking i95 southbound traffic as you head toward center city and youre starting to get busy at cottman and again from allegheny to girard. In Mercer County we have a couple of problems, the accident investigation after a fatal accident continues off to the side on i95 northbound at route 31. Watch for crews on the scene with that
Night along the northbound lanes not far from street road in bensalem to make sure the morning commute is a whole lot better than the rush hour drive tonight. Several cars and a tractor trailer involved in the accident. Some commuters even abandoning their cars after hours of going nowhere. Good evening. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. Chris oh canal has been at the scene all day long and joins us with the very latest. Chris . Reporter iain, lucy northbound lanes of i95 here in bensalem still closed at this hour. Its been shut down now for nine hours after that nasty accident investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police Accident Investigation Team still in the northbound lanes now taking measurements and investigating this crash that killed one and had thousands of commuters searching for detours. Crews removing whats left of an 18 wheel tractor trailer. The truck hauling scrap metal overturned in a fiery crash in the northbound lanes of i95 in bensalem. The crash killed the driver,
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