Family members identified the man who is presumed to be dead after a concrete production company's silo collapsed early Thursday morning in Bucks County.
Forty-eight-year-old Tony Gabrielle, identified at the scene by his brother, became trapped under steel beams and concrete after a Silvi Properties, located in the Riverside Industrial Complex along the 7900 block of North Radcliff Street in Bristol Township, building came down, officials said.
Gabrielle's brother, John, along with several other family members, arrived at the scene around midnight moments after they heard he was involved in an accident,
The victim has been employed at the facility since he was 18, John said.
Crews spent nearly six hours trying to free the victim from the debris, but authorities announced around 10:30 a.m. that the rescue mission was shfiting to a recovery effort.
The silo held materials used in the production of concrete, according to Silvi's website.
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