https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/07/15/apartment-building-roof-collapses-in-northwest-miami-dade-no-injuries-reported-police-say/
Apartment building roof collapses in Northwest Miami-Dade, no injuries reported, police say
Road closures in place and police are advising drivers to avoid the area
NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – Police and fire rescue remain on the scene of a three-story apartment building where the roof collapsed after 4 p.m. on Thursday.
According to Miami Dade Police Department, there were no injuries, however, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue evacuated people from the building.
“Today at around 4 p.m. Miami Dade Fire Rescue responded to reports of a partial roof collapse of a three-story apartment building,” said Erika Benitez, director of media and public relations at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. “When fire crews arrived, they found a partial collapse on the right side of the building. Crews immediately started searching the building in order to evacuate occupants and to gain access to the roof area in order to assess any structural damage of the building.”
Benitez said it was determined that the damage only affected the exterior facade of the structure.
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