One man was killed while another man was injured after a drill rig collapsed in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood Tuesday night.
The drill rig was offloading equipment from a tractor-trailer and placing it in a work site on the 3100 block of Convention Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m. when it tipped over and fell.
Both the rig operator and a 55-year-old worker were trapped underneath the apparatus, which was originally described as a crane. Rescue crews were able to get both men out. They were both taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where the worker was pronounced dead at 9:45 p.m.
Officials have not yet revealed the condition of the rig operator.
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"Cook Drilling" was seen on the side of the crane. NBC10 reached out to a spokesperson for the Bucks County-based company, who said the owner was headed to the scene.
Firefighters also said there was a fuel leak from the crane and L&I responded to the scene.
The investigation into the incident continued Tuesday morning, raising potential traffic troubles in the area as crews work to lift the collapsed equipment.
