Exterior Wall of 122-Year-Old Building Collapses Into Downtown Aurora, Illinois Street at Evening Rush: Three People Slightly Injured as Surveillance Video Captures the Moment
Part of a 122-year-old building in downtown Aurora, Illinois, collapsed at about 6:37 p.m. on November 11, when a section of its exterior brick wall and the scaffolding in front of it crashed into the street, slightly injuring three people. Surveillance video captured the moment of the collapse. It happened in the 100 block of East Galena Boulevard at North Broadway, in the middle of the evening rush, as nearby motorists and pedestrians scrambled clear.
The City of Aurora said the fallen section was part of the building's facade, and that brick and scaffolding tumbled into the roadway in a large cloud of dust. All three injured people suffered minor injuries and are expected to fully recover. Firefighters evacuated the building as a precaution and used a drone to inspect its upper sections.
The city said an initial review of security-camera footage suggested the roof may have collapsed first, bringing down the scaffolding and parts of the wall. The cause has not been established and remains under investigation. Broadway, which is Illinois Route 25, and parts of Galena Boulevard were closed while crews cleared debris and secured the area.
Earlier the same day, an entire building collapsed in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, killing eight people and injuring 18; the two collapses were only hours apart.
(Source: City of Aurora)
Source: City of Aurora
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