The Philadelphia Fire Department said on Twitter the collapse happened at 3:24 a.m. during a fire response on West Indiana Street in the Fairhill neighborhood.
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Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said during a news briefing that six people, five firefighters and a city inspector, were initially trapped.
Murphy said the fire had been put out and firefighters were helping displaced residents when the building suddenly collapsed.
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Four firefighters and the inspector were rescued and taken to the hospital and the inspector has since been released.
The firefighter who was killed was a 27-year veteran of the department.
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