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Child injured after roof collapse reported at Philadelphia day care, officials say

A child was injured after a ceiling collapsed at a day care in West Philadelphia Friday afternoon, officials said. 

A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Fire Department said emergency crews responded to the day care just after 4 p.m. for a reported roof collapse in the area of 60th and Market streets.

CBS News Philadelphia was on the scene at the Growing Together 4 Learning Center Friday afternoon, where children were seen waiting on a bus for their parents to pick them up.

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According to the spokesperson, the child who was injured is now in stable condition. There were no other injuries reported and the incident was handled by 4:18 p.m., the spokesperson said.

Information on what caused the collapse was not immediately available. 

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