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A 68-Year-Old Man Dies when Part of a Family Dollar Store’s Roof Collapses in Kansas City
- Around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, a section of the roof and front exterior of a retail outlet in Kansas City, Missouri, gave way, resulting in one fatality and three people injured.
- The collapse followed reports from Friday indicating the building had begun slowly tilting, though investigators have not determined the cause or recent inspection status.
- All injuries happened outside the structure; a 68-year-old man died at the scene, a 50-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition, and two others were treated on-site but refused further care.
- KCFD Battalion Chief Mike Hopkins reported that a section of the exterior wall of the Family Dollar store had fallen away from the structure, and witnesses stated that bystanders assisted in rescuing individuals trapped in the debris.
- Authorities cordoned off the unsafe site, are removing debris, and plan to investigate whether previous reports of tilting should have prompted safety actions.
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Man Dies After Family Dollar Roof Collapses
You hate to read this. A man in Missouri has died after a roof of a Family Dollar collapsed on him. On Sunday, the Kansas City Fire Department responded to a partial roof collapse of a Family Dollar in Kansas City, Missouri. As rescue crews arrived on the scene, they discovered a 68-year-old man had died in the collapse and another woman was seriously injured. Newsweek reported more on the tragic incident: A partial building collapse at a Family…
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Part of the roof and front of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed Sunday, killing a 68-year-old man and seriously injuring a 50-year-old woman, authorities said. The partial collapse of the building occurred around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, the Kansas City Fire Department said. Two other people were also injured outside the building but were treated at the scene and declined further med…
A 68-Year-Old Man Dies When Part of a Family Dollar Store's Roof Collapses in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Part of the roof and front facade of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed Sunday, killing a 68-year-old man and seriously injuring a 50-year-old woman, authorities said. The building’s partial collapse occurred about 2:45 p.m. Sunday, the Kansas City Fire Department said. Two other people also were […]
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