Philadelphia Salvation Army store manager says boss told her not to worry about collapse danger
Among the survivors of the deadly 2013 Center City building collapse, Salvation Army thrift store manager Margarita Agosto is unique.
Like other survivors, she is suing for physical and emotional injuries sustained when an unbraced three- to four-story wall on a demolition site toppled and crushed the store at 22nd and Market Streets.
Unlike other survivors, Agosto is being blamed by her former employer for not recognizing the danger of a collapse, and thus not closing the store and saving lives.
Testifying Thursday in the Philadelphia civil trial of lawsuits filed on behalf of the six killed and 13 injured (one of whom died later) on June 5, 2013, Agosto told a Common Pleas Court jury that she was afraid of a collapse but was assured by her boss that "it's OK, don't worry about it."
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