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Firefighters found an uninjured woman in the building. They got her out and she is safe, Mayor Michael Passero announced at a press conference. “It could have been a much worse disaster for us. However, we have lost a valuable historic building,” he added.
The moment of the collapse was captured on a surveillance camera. “I was just talking to my wife and then suddenly I heard this noise. I turned to my left and saw it coming down,” witness Lester Harris said, according to CBS News.
The cause of the accident, which occurred at half past one in the afternoon local time, is still unclear. According to the mayor, there was no indication that anything was wrong with the church. No construction work or other changes were made to the site.
The tower and roof collapsed inwards, but the adjacent town hall buildings and student dormitories remained unscathed. The mayor also confirmed that the fire department also had to demolish two smaller towers. Whether it will be necessary to demolish the rest of the stone church remains to be seen. “But we expect it to be completely lost,” he said.
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