Nearly three weeks after a building under demolition collapsed onto a nearby store, killing six people, the painstaking process of sorting out the rubble began today.
A new contractor is being used to clear and sort the remaining rubble in Center City Philadelphia.
Richard Geppert with Geppert Bros. confirmed that his company has picked up the demolition at the Salvation Army thrift store that was destroyed when a building under demolition next door collapsed onto the store.
Demolition work started at the site Monday morning -- 19 days after the deadly collapse that also left 13 injured.
NBC10 cameras rolled as contractors sorted bricks and debris from building contents like clothes, shoes, equipment, etc. Philadelphia Police crime scene investigators were on the scene to sort out any potential evidence.
The contractor says the cleanup could take about two weeks to complete.
City Council held its first hearing into Licenses and Inspections practices that have come into to question following the collapse. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams also announced earlier that a grand jury is also investigating the collapse of the four-story structure onto the store.
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