Five days after the fatal parking garage collapse in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia, officials have recovered the two missing ironworkers from the rubble.
Recovery efforts began around 9 p.m. Sunday, and the two workers were recovered early Monday city officials said in a news release.
The workers had been presumed deadfollowing the April 8 collapse of an under-construction parking garage in Grays Ferry. Another worker had been taken to the hospital immediately following the collapse and pronounced dead.
“To the men and women of Local 401 and to every member of the Philadelphia Building Trades, let me say this: Philadelphia feels your pain, Philadelphia prays for you, and your city stands with you,” Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said in a Monday morning press release.
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While the names of the victims have not been officially released by the authorities, all three victims were members of the Ironworkers' Local Union No. 401.
Ironworkers Matthew Kane and Mark Scott Jr. werethe two missing in the rubble, while Stephen Shevchuk was pronounced dead the day of the collapse.
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Cape May Mayor Zack Mullockexpressed his sympathyfollowing the collapse, confirming the identity of Matthew Kane, a Cape May resident.
How did the Grays Ferry parking garage collapse?
According to an incident report summary delivered by Parker Wednesday night,all seven levels of the structure's stair system failedon the 30th Street side stairwell.
Subcontractors were in the process of installing precast concrete floor decking and roof segments, when a precast roof segment failed, falling to the level below and "literally triggering a progressive collapse of connected sections across all seven levels," Parker said.
The precast sections had been manufactured off site and installed by the manufacturer, officials said.
Kaitlyn McCormick is a Philadelphia-based reporter writing all things trending, breaking and city-related for USA TODAY's Philadelphia Metro Connect Team.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Workers bodies retrieved from Grays Ferry parking garage collapse
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