SHOCKING photos show cars dangling from mangled concrete after a parking garage collapsed in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
Pittsburgh emergency crews responded to the wild scene on Frankstown Road after some cars plunged 15 feet in the chaos.
KDKA 2A parking lot collapsed in Pittsburgh on Tuesday with reports of dozens of people displaced as a result
KDKA 2There was an abandoned warehouse under the parking lot, where people may have been living, police said
The collapse of the parking garage, which was located outside an apartment building, sent 12 cars flying through the air around 6.15pm local time.
Photos showed extensive damage to some vehicles with tires hanging over concrete and front ends smashed.
One woman told KDKA-TV that a police officer helped pulled her from her car after she got caught in the scary situation.
“I was backing up and heard a noise,” Alex Bowens said.
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“I didn’t know exactly what it was. I thought it was thunder.
“I just held on until it was done collapsing.
“When I opened my eyes, I looked around and I saw the parking lot collapsed.”
A part of the Penn Hills Shopping Center located near the apartments was being evacuated.
Penn Hills police said that no injuries have been reported at this time, according to WPXI.
The Penn Hills Police Chief told WPXI that there was an abandoned warehouse under the parking lot where squatters may have been living.
Rescue crews were searching the wreckage to make sure no one was caught under the debris.
WPXI also reported that up to 50 people were displaced as a result of the collapse.
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Red Cross said it had staff on site to assess the needs of residents who were evacuated from nearby buildings.
The cause of the collapse was not immediately known.
KDKA 2Some cars appeared to be dangling from the wreckage as crews searched the concrete for victims
American Red Cross Greater PAOne woman described how she was parking her vehicle when she got caught in the scary situation
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