Fatal Garage Collapse in Grays Ferry
The partial collapse on Wednesday of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage in Grays Ferry began with a section of precast concrete roof that failed, triggering successive collapses on all seven levels of a stairway, according to city officials. Only a small portion of the garage was under construction by Wednesday. Plans called for a seven-level garage with a total floor area of 344,600 square feet that could accommodate 1,005 vehicles.
Architectural plans for the finished garage
Planned sections
not yet built
Section under
construction
89 ft.
8"
304 ft.
188 ft.
Collapse
began on
upper
floors
Portion of
each floor
that collapsed
Debris
Steve Madden and John Duchneskie / Staff Artists
Fatal Garage Collapse
In Grays Ferry
The partial collapse on Wednesday of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage in Grays Ferry began with a section of precast concrete roof that failed, triggering successive collapses on all seven levels of a stairway, according to city officials. Only a small portion of the garage was under construction by Wednesday. Plans called for a seven-level garage with a total floor area of 344,600 square feet that could accommodate 1,005 vehicles.
Architectural plans for the finished garage
Planned sections
not yet built
Section under
construction
89 ft.
8"
304 ft.
188 ft.
Collapse
began on
upper
floors
Portion of
each floor
that collapsed
Debris
Steve Madden and John Duchneskie / Staff Artists
