Police Break-Up Big Party In Same Area Of Porch Collapse

March 16, 2025 8:24 am

(WPXI) – A large party had to be broken up by police in Oakland in the same area where a porch roof collapsed just a day earlier.  Pittsburgh Police were called to the 300 block of Semple Street to help Pitt Police with a large crowd of people.  That was the same location where a porch roof collapsed and injured 16 people on Friday.  A permit had been issued for an event there but police said they revoked it because the crowd size was significantly higher than what was allowed.  One person was taken to a hospital with a minor face injury after falling on the sidewalk.  No arrests were made and no citations were issued.  The crowd was broken up without incident.