In Dauphin County, hurricane sandy may have helped a property owner decide whether to restore or demolish a vacant house.
It was around 10 o'clock last night when police arrived at the partial structure collapse. The building in the 4300 block of North Sixth Street in Susquehanna Township was vacant.
The building had been in disrepair for some time, according to neighbors. They were told the last occupants moved out because it was structurally unsound and unsafe to live there. The building is three stories tall originally of brick construction that was covered over with aluminum siding.
Sometime last evening, the rain and wind of hurricane sandy became too much. The front and side facades collapsed. That exposed new wood framing on the first and second floors, indicating some renovations were underway.
A neighbor says the owner was uncertain what to do: fix up? Or tear down?
The strong winds and soaking rains may have made that a moot question.
It was around 10 o'clock last night when police arrived at the partial structure collapse. The building in the 4300 block of North Sixth Street in Susquehanna Township was vacant.
The building had been in disrepair for some time, according to neighbors. They were told the last occupants moved out because it was structurally unsound and unsafe to live there. The building is three stories tall originally of brick construction that was covered over with aluminum siding.
Sometime last evening, the rain and wind of hurricane sandy became too much. The front and side facades collapsed. That exposed new wood framing on the first and second floors, indicating some renovations were underway.
A neighbor says the owner was uncertain what to do: fix up? Or tear down?
The strong winds and soaking rains may have made that a moot question.