UPDATE: Mahanoy home almost entirely collapses into A Street
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Lightning strikes in the distance as crews were at the scene of a building collapse in Mahanoy City on Sept. 7, 2023.
UPDATE 11:25pm – A home which partially collapsed around sundown Thursday, prompting the closure of a portion of A Street, almost entirely came down into that street later in the evening.
The home at 338 West Mahanoy Avenue had been vacant and abandoned for years and was purchased by a New York City man in December, and that man passed away in March.
The further collapse prompted the closure of Mahanoy Avenue from B Street to Catawissa as crews took down portions of the building which were in imminent danger of further collapse.
Once done, Mahanoy Avenue was reopened, but A Street remained closed from Mahanoy to South.
Debris spread across A Street, one of Mahanoy City’s north-south alleyways, and the collapse exposed the wall which separates 338 from neighboring 336 West Mahanoy Ave, a home owned by Jose Manuel Diaz, of McAdoo.
No injuries were reported, and the borough will have to hire a contractor to bring the property completely down.
Original Story:
MAHANOY CITY – A block of A Street here is closed after an abandoned home, owned by a New York City man, partially collapsed.
The fire department was called to the corner of A and Mahanoy around 7pm for the collapse.
Shortly after, the Mahanoy City Street Department closed the block of A Street from Mahanoy to South.
Code enforcement at the scene said the borough was already looking to demolish the long-vacant building.
According to the Schuylkill County Parcel Locator, the property is owned by Martin G. Ticona Obregon, of 261 East 188th Street, the Bronx.
He purchased the home at 338 West Mahanoy Avenue in December for $8,850.
Ticona Obregon passed away in March.
Code enforcement said the borough will now have to expedite demolition of the property.
No injuries were reported.
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