Today, July 23, around 7 am in the town of Hamilton (new Jersey) there was a collapse of a house in which there were people. In the incident three people were trapped.
The incident happened in the 1800 block at South Broad Street. At the time of the collapse inside the house was at least three people who were taken to Capital Health medical center in Trenton.
Tenant Paul Feig was an eyewitness of the events and was on the site until arrived the first rescue service.
Mercer County, NJ 3-story home collapses this morning with at least 3 residents inside. @PSEGNews is on scene to shut off gas as is standard procedure. No word on injuries or cause of collapse yet. @6abc pic.twitter.com/hf0Ka0SjvY
— Jeannette Reyes (@6abcJeannette) July 23, 2018
«I saw the house, it was a pile of rubble, Paul told reporters CBS3. – On the sidewalk were two people, but I went straight to the house. There was a woman, caught in a trap… Her eyes were filled with tears, however, as mine.»
A woman waits to be pulled from debris after a house collapse in in Hamilton New Jersey. @ChasingNews pic.twitter.com/5NztLGj2DU
— monicaguynews (@monicaguynews1) July 23, 2018
According to police Hamilton, a resident of the house, stuck in a pile of bricks and debris, was hospitalized with cuts and abrasions. Arriving firefighters and sniffer dogs worked hard to find other victims.
It later emerged that the wreckage was found the body of 38-year-old Tiki justice, which covered a 16-year-old daughter. The woman talked a neighbor until the police arrived, was also the daughter of the deceased. Both survivors are in a serious but stable condition.
As have informed in law enforcement bodies, the building was complete destruction of supporting structures, but the cause of the incident is not yet known.
As reported by ABC 7, the residents reported that recently heard the smell of natural gas near the collapsed house. Representatives of the company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), who arrived at the scene, turned off the gas in the area.
