Fireground video showed firefighters narrowly escaping getting caught in a structural collapse in Pottsville, Pennsyvlania.
According to the Republican Herald, the fire occurred Thursday evening at the Wire Tele-View Corp. building.
Video from the scene showed firefighters scrambling when the front of the building collapsed toward them during firefighting operations. All were accounted for, the report said.
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