PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) - Drivers were asked to avoid several roads in Providence, Rhode Island’s West End neighborhood after a partial building collapse.
Police said officers and the Providence Fire Department were called to Peace Street after part of a building crumbled sometime after 4 p.m. on Monday.
No one was reportedly inside when part of the structure’s roof and wall fell, according to officials, who also noted that part of the building had been under construction.
An office on the other side of the building was reportedly occupied at the time, but no injuries were reported.
Locals were asked to avoid the area as clean-up efforts and an investigation continued.
While it was too early to tell if the weather played a role in the collapse, crews had also been busy across the city and region as flash flooding snared roadways, including I-95, causing temporary closures among other traffic headaches. Over 100 calls came into Providence dispatchers in a few hour span.
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