Officials clampdown after thrift store tragedy that killed six.
Philadelphia City Council members hope to make it tougher to get a demolition permit in the wake of a fatal building collapse.
To get a permit, private building owners currently don’t have to file demolition plans, prove their workers are qualified or show their taxes are paid.
Council has held a series of hearings in the wake of a June 5 building collapse, when six people died inside a Salvation Army thrift store because of a demolition accident next door.
Councilman James Kenney says demolition contractor Griffin Campbell did not pay workers compensation or unemployment taxes, and did the job on the cheap.
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