Death at Byberry
Environmental inspector is killed in a fall at Byberry An officer of an
environmental services company inspecting a property for demolition yesterday on
the grounds of the old
Philadelphia
State
Hospital
(Byberry) in the Far Northeast fell to his death after a stairway gave way,
police said.
The victim was identified as James Lowe III, 49, of Spring City. Lowe worked for
LVI Environmental Services Inc., a nationwide abatement and demolition company.
The company's Web site identifies Lowe as president of the company's
Philadelphia branch office, based in Downingtown. Lowe and another employee,
David Pearson, 38, were surveying from floor to floor in a Byberry building in
the 2600 block of Southampton Road when the accident occurred.
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