No injuries in Mahanoy porch roof collapse

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Emergency services personnel at the scene of a porch collapse in Mahanoy City on Oct. 31, 2020.

MAHANOY CITY – No one was hurt when the porch roof of an abandoned home collapsed into the sidewalk of this borough Saturday afternoon.

Fire crews were called to the 100 block of West Pine Street shortly after 5:00pm for reports of a structural collapse.

Crews arrived to find the porch roof of 127 West Pine Street had collapsed into the sidewalk.

According to the Schuylkill County Parcel Locator, the building, which is also collapsing at the rear, is owned by Keith and Ray Shoup, with listed addresses in Turkey Run.

The building was posted as a fire department do-not-enter property.

The matter was passed along to code enforcement/

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