Crime & Safety
Wind Blasts Giant Hole in Brick Building in Northeast DC [PHOTOS]
Huge piles of brick were sent flying into the street by the collapse, but they did not result in any injuries.
Fire officials say that strong winds may have been to blame for the partial collapse of a building in Northeast today.
No one appears to have been trapped or injured after a large portion of a brick wall collapsed into the street at the intersection of Fenwick and Gallaudet streets near the National Arboretum, according to tweets from D.C. Fire and EMS.
The building used to be an old tomato packing plant that was in the process of being converted into "something else."
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"Strong winds may be to blame," D.C. Fire and EMS added.
The debris ended up on the outside of the building, spreading into the street, and the other side of the building appeared to be open to the outside, suggesting that the wind may have come through the building and punched the wall out.
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On the scene of partial building collapse - Fenwick & Gallaudet NE - pic.twitter.com/oYr9WKva7m
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 15, 2016
Large portion building collapse - NE Washington - so far no indication of anyone trapped or injured pic.twitter.com/nNhh7X5CL0
Building was being converted from an old tomato packing plant into something else - strong winds may be to blame pic.twitter.com/tfcf4jyWav
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 15, 2016
FEMS Special Ops -Kimber the dog included are happy to report no one trapped/injured at NE building collapse @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/HDVFOXBrR6
Image via D.C. Fire and EMS
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