FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Two men were injured when a wall collapsed in Fall River on Tuesday.
Workers were fixing loose bricks on the top of the third-floor facade of a building on South Main Street when hundreds of pounds of debris fell on two men on the sidewalk below, officials said.
A 34-year-old was hit so hard he collapsed and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with critical injuries. The man is currently in stable condition.
A 25-year-old man who was also hurt did not suffer serious injuries, according to officials.
“This morning I noticed that when I come to the front, there was water, it was unsafe, so I tried to make it safe, but it fell off,” said Neuneo Souto, who owns the construction company working on the facade.
Souto said he had a police detail at the site on Monday but the sidewalk was open to pedestrians on Tuesday.
“I feel sorry for that person. It doesn’t matter, it is what it is and I will take full responsibility,” he said. “I have insurance. I want to make sure those people are okay, and whatever information they need I will give to them.”
The Fall River building inspector and OSHA officials are investigating the cause of the collapse.
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