(AP) WILMINGTON, Del.

Officials say one person was injured and 21 residents displaced when part of a Wilmington row home collapsed.

It happened around 5:15 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of East 2nd Street.

New Castle County paramedics treated a woman injured during the collapse at the scene and taken to Christiana Hospital.

Three row homes were affected by the collapse, which displaced 12 adults and nine children.

City inspectors and utility workers are on the scene to determine if any other homes are affected.

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Information from: The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal, http://www.delawareonline.com

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