Crime & Safety
City Says East Garfield Park Building, Where A Porch Collapsed, Killing One And Injuring Two Others, 'Must Be Demolished'
The building was deemed to be structurally unsound.
By CBS Chicago Staff:
CHICAGO (CBS) — The city determined an East Garfield Park building that collapsed, killing one and injuring two others, is "is not structurally sound and must be demolished."
On Tuesday, 52-year-old man Anthony Wright died in the collapse, at 3418 W. Jackson Blvd., and two of his relatives were seriously injured. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas, after spending two days at the scene trying to figure out what happened, city building inspectors have determined the entire building must be torn down.
