Fairfax Home Under Construction Collapses

FAIRFAX, CA — A Marin home that was under construction collapsed early Tuesday morning, the Ross Valley Fire Department said.

Firefighters responded to the report of a residential structure collapse on Pine Drive at around 3:45 a.m.

“This home was currently under construction and unoccupied, the agency wrote on its Facebook page.

“Thankfully no injuries were reported.”

Early indications are that recent rain soaked soil below a retaining wall, The Marin Independent Journal reports. Around 1.69 inches of rain fell on the North Bay town over the previous 48 hours according to the report.

Crews were summoned to secure neighborhood powerlines, KTVU reports.

"Fortunately the neighbors heard the collapse, and they said it sounded like thunder coming down," Battalion Chief Gavin Illingworth of the Ross Valley Fire Department told the television station.

"They have been in contact with the homeowners."