BOSTON (WHDH) - Emergency crews were called to an apartment building on Tremont Street in Brighton late Monday night after a 30-foot retaining wall collapsed behind the building.
Residents of the building near Oak Square said the retaining wall was recently replaced and several parked cars were damaged when it came down.
The area of the collapse was still blocked off with caution tape early Tuesday morning and officials had not said how long it would take to make repairs.
Overhead, SKY7-HD showed the scene, with a mix of mud, sand and other debris still piled on cars.
“There’s just a river of mud around the building,” said Wesley Ratliff, who heard the wall come down.
Carla Leite said she was in her apartment with her sliding door open at the time of the collapse. She said she also heard the collapse.
Leite said the wall was replaced in May and said she is wondering if the people who built it considered drainage and other issues. She told 7NEWS she is also wondering if the collapse had anything to do with new homes being constructed a street over.
“It was really quite incredible to see what happened,” said area resident Marianne Miller.
“I really couldn’t believe it knowing that it wasn’t so long ago that the retaining wall was finished,” Miller said.
The cause of the collapse remained under investigation Tuesday.
Leite, in the meantime, said she was already trying to figure out whether she’ll be able to get a new car by the weekend when she usually takes care of her 92-year-old mother.
“Hopefully I can get a new vehicle and get this resolved relatively quickly so that I can help her out,” Leite said.
No further information on the cause of Monday’s collapse was available as of Tuesday afternoon.
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