Two people were killed after a parking garage collapsed at Miami-Dade Community College’s west campus in Doral (FL), reports NBCMiami.com.
Some 300 rescuers rushed to the scene when a portion of the five-story parking garage collapsed in what authorities call a “pancake-style collapse.”
Police said it appeared that only construction workers were at the site. The garage had yet to open, so no students were in danger.
Four people were transported to Kendall Regional hospital in Miami, and three others were treated on the scene with minor injuries.
One construction worker said he was on the top floor during the collapse and he started running. He described the floors as pancakes stacked on top of each other.
The construction of the 1,855-space garage was nearly complete. Ground was broken on the $22.5 million project in February, and it was to be finished in December.
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UPDATE:One person remains trapped inside the rubble. CBS News reports that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Captain Louie Fernandez said the garage’s structural integrity was making the rescue effort difficult. Read more herehttp://cbsn.ws/OUAgTs
UPDATE (10/11/12):A construction worker was pulled out alive from under a huge slab of concrete early Thursday, 13 hours after the collapse, according to a FOX News report. One worker was still unaccounted for, and officials expect to find another body in the debris. The victim subsequently died. Read more athttp://fxn.ws/PpGOJN.
