www.zerohedge.com Multiple tweets indicate a powerful tornado has demolished buildings in the Bensalem Township, a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that borders the northeast section of Philadelphia.
â thepibrew (@thepibrew)Â July 30, 2021
Alertpage Inc. reports a GMC dealership has experienced a “major collapse.”
BENSALEM, PA (BUCKS COUNTY) | *BUILDING COLLAPSE | 4427 E STATE RD @ GMC DEALERSHIP | MAJOR COLLAPSE REPORTED – MCI DECLARED #BREAKING
— Alertpage Inc. (@alertpage) July 29, 2021
The real-time public safety news Twitter handle says, “major damage throughout the area [Bensalem] – damage to multiple dwellings & reports of trees down.”
MAJOR DAMAGE REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA – DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE DWELLINGS & REPORT OF TREES DOWN – AREA WAS UNDER TORNADO WARNING #BREAKING
— Alertpage Inc. (@alertpage) July 29, 2021
The area was under a tornado warning when a “confirmed” tornado ripped through the township.
#BREAKING Confirmed tornado over Bensalem near Neshaminy Mall, Bucks Co, with hail size of ping pong balls. Moving southeast now. Take shelter now. @brittneyshipp @SteveSosnaNBC on air now @NBCPhiladelphia #severeweather pic.twitter.com/zBdLjOIYgr
— Jim Rosenfield (@jimrosenfield) July 29, 2021
A car dealership appears to have collapsed.
Here’s a video of more damage to commercial buildings. There are reports of people “screaming underneath the debris.”
?#BREAKING: Mass casualty incident declared following GMC Dealership collapse in Bensalem, Pennsylvania
The building has collapsed onto numerous people following a potential tornado. Witness reports show people are screaming underneath the debris. pic.twitter.com/51kMTrKFmy
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 29, 2021
From inside the car dealership.
Inside a #Bensalem car dealership before a #tornado ripped off the roof pic.twitter.com/E6zyHDq0Fu
— James McGinnis (@James_McGinnis) July 30, 2021
More views of the damage and storm.
?Please do NOT venture out on the roads in Bensalem. Please allow emergency crews to get through and help our community. The photo below by Jeff Camp: Old Lincoln Highway by the Penn Valley Terrace Trailer Park. pic.twitter.com/yrBEhZbEYF
— Trevose Fire Company (@TFC484) July 29, 2021
Large tornado near Bensalem Pa. @NWS_MountHolly @spann pic.twitter.com/uLlHFNgXEX
— Josh (@JoshOknefski) July 29, 2021
#Bensalem
Unconfirmed reports of possible tornado having travelled through the area. pic.twitter.com/UtNTToa85f— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) July 29, 2021
*This story is still developing…
