The demolition of a parking garage in Philly’s Grays Ferry neighborhood will continue on Sunday after a day of work and debris on Saturday, officials said. The stairwell of the parking garage that was being built near the intersection of 30th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue collapsed on Wednesda y, April 8, killing three workers. One of the workers’ bodies has been recovered, however, two others remain under the rubble. Officials said that the structure is currently too unstable to allow for a recovery mission, and so they are carefully demolishing the structure to a point that will be safe enough for crews to recover the two unaccounted for bodies. NBC10 was on the scene throughout the day as crews demolished the stairtower and elevator shaft, and Sunday’s work will focus on the main parking garage structure, officials said. “It remains extremely dangerous,” said Adam Thiel, the managing director of the Office of Emergency Management. “There are literally pieces of the structure hanging off of it, and could fall at any time.” On Saturday, nearby residents dealt with noise and polluted air. City officials have warned residents to close their windows during the demolition, but some residents told NBC10 they were still having trouble breathing and were concerned the air would get worse as the work continued. “They broke it down and all the dust came, I am walking out my car and oof all got my eyes, nose, everything,” said Mile Mile, who lives nearby. City leaders are also holding an event at noon at the D Finnegan Playground on Sunday to give out food and other essentials to residents in the area. City leaders are also unable to provide a date and time for when the nearby roads will reopen, which will allow businesses to reopen and regular life for residents to resume. According to officials, the area has to remain closed due to the danger of falling debris and the structure collapsing further. Officials have also stressed that a main focus of the operation is to recover the two workers still under the rubble, but they also said it will take some time. “This is gonna take time because we have to do it safely. We’re not sure how this building is going to react as we take it down,” said Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson. The two workers presumed dead have been identified as Mark Scott Jr. and Matthew Kane, NBC10 has learned. The parking garage is part of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s plan to expand employee parking, which has sparked controversy. City leaders held a community meeting on Saturday at the Vare Recreation Center to answer questions about the collapse and demolition. There, residents expressed their thoughts about what has happened and what the future should of the site should be. “Eventually we want CHOP to come to this community,” one resident said at the meeting. “At this point, we’re not going to have a garage there, it’s most likely going to be a memorial park, and we want them to invest in this community as of today.” Philadelphia Apr 8 1 killed, 2 missing after Grays Ferry partial parking garage collapse: Officials In Depth With Lena Tillett Apr 8 Expert assesses partial collapse of Philadelphia parking garage After the collapse on Wednesday, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said the building had all the needed inspections and the project had all eight required permits for construction and they were all up to date. In fact, NBC10’s Investigators took a look at HSC Builders Construction Managers, the company tasked with this construction project, and did not find any major lawsuits or violations. HSC Builders Construction Managers released the following statement: “HSC Builders and Construction Managers is devastated by the stair tower collapse at the CHOP project on April 8, 2026. We express our deepest sympathies for the injured and deceased workers and their families. We make significant efforts each and every day to ensure safe and secure jobsites for our workers, subcontractors and the public in general. We have never experienced a collapse or failure in the company’s history. Our immediate mission is to do whatever we can to aid the deceased workers and their families. We acknowledge and greatly appreciate the leadership and extraordinary efforts of Mayor Parker, the team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the City of Philadelphia and Authorities having jurisdiction. We continue to gather all relevant information to better understand what caused the failure. We will provide updates as additional information becomes available.” OSHA is leading the investigation, along with the Philadelphia Office of Licenses and Inspections, and the police and fire departments. How crews prepared for demolition Crews spent all day on Friday, April 10 preparing to demolish the CHOP parking garage, city leaders explained. Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson explained that crews were ready with dust control for when the demolition begins. Contractors worked to install vibration monitors to make sure more damage doesn’t happen. “We are not going to hurt anybody else or worse. Which is why we are not doing this demolition tonight and it is going to be followed up by a laborious recovery operation that will end with hand digging if necessary,” Managing Director Thiel said. 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