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Tamaqua home under renovation collapses

Tamaqua officials and emergency personnel were dispatched Tuesday afternoon to a partial structural collapse at 250 East Mauch Chunk St. A side brick wall fell onto the sidewalk and a portion of Greenwood street.

The home is vacant and was under renovation. The building is the end unit of a string of row homes. No injuries were reported in the incident. Tamaqua fire police maintained traffic control at the scene shutting down Greenwood street.

COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS