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Building Collapses During Construction

Building Collapses During Construction - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 9:05PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 @ 09:05pm EST
SHAMOKIN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY- Three workers are lucky they're not seriously hurt after a Northumberland County building under construction collapsed.

Eyewitness News checked out the scene in Shamokin at Independence and Rock Streets.

Crews were in the process of bracing trusses before putting on the roof sheeting late Wednesday morning at the Knights of Columbus hall. That's when 3 of the 4 walls tumbled down.

The falling materials damaged 2 of the workers' vehicles and a traffic light, but they weren't hurt.