Updated: Vinyl Records Caused Collapse

Update at 11:50 a.m.

The weight of boxes containing vinyl records and other items caused the second story of a thrift shop in the Hillcrest neighborhood to collapse early Monday.

Emergency crews were sent to the recently opened Thrift Trader on University Avenue near Centre Street after the second floor collapsed into the first shortly after 4 a.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. No one was injured.

Numerous boxes containing mostly vinyl records proved too heavy for the building’s mezzanine level, according to SDFRD spokesman Lee Swanson.

A structural engineer assessed the damage and determined the building was not safe to enter, Swanson said.

Update at 6:27 a.m.:

The second story of a Hillcrest thrift shop collapsed early today, but no one was injured. Emergency crews were sent to the Thrift Trader on University Avenue near Centre Street after the second floor collapsed into the first shortly after 4 a.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

A structural engineer was summoned to assess the damage, a fire dispatcher said.

Original story:

Emergency crews are responding to a building collapse at a thrift store on University Avenue near Centre Street in Hillcrest. No injuries have been reported.

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By City News Service