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Breaking NewsWorkers Trapped at Philadelphia Construction SiteAired February 10, 2000 - 9:40 a.m. ETTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We have a breaking news situation, bringing you from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a building collapsed. This is the Regional Performing Arts Center where they were pouring concrete, reinforcing some rods and forms when the building caved in about 8:30 a.m. Eastern. An undetermined number of people were trapped; that, according to a police spokeswoman. At least three men covered in concrete have been pulled from the debris. And right before we came to you live with these pictures, courtesy of our affiliate KYW, we did see them pulling one man and putting him in an ambulance, taking him for help. The extent of the men -- of their injuries is unknown at this point. This center was meant to house 2,500 seats, a concert hall for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and also a separate recital theater. Work going on here, and obviously you can see the rescue operation still underway. We'll continue to monitor this and bring you more pictures and more information out of Philadelphia on this building collapse. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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