Partial wall collapse at vacant Milwaukee industrial building
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a wall collapse at a vacant industrial building in the Harbor View neighborhood on Monday, Aug. 31.
Collapse details
What we know:
The collapse was reported by a delivery driver who was at the building next door at about 12:15 p.m.
FOX6 crews on scene captured pictures of a large section of collapsed wall on the National Warehouse Corp. building near Water and Bruce.
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The Milwaukee Fire Department determined the building is unsafe for people to be inside it, and are working to get a raze order on the building and are currently working with the building owners and management to come up with a plan to get the building taken down safely.
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The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a wall collapse at a vacant industrial building in the Harbor View neighborhood on Monday, Aug. 31.
No one was inside the building when the partial collapse happened, and no injuries have been reported.
The Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services says that a condemnation inspector is there at the request of MFD.
The Milwaukee Police Department will keep a perimeter around the building to make sure people stay away.
7:40 p.m. update
What we know:
When FOX6 returned to the site at about 7:40 p.m., crews noticed that more of the structure had collapsed.
Partial wall collapse at the National Warehouse Corp. building (as captured at 7:40 p.m.
The right half of the wall has fully collapsed, from the roof to the ground, exposing all the floors and support structures on that side.
We Energies has disconnected electrical and gas services to the building. Milwaukee DPW has closed Water Street one block north and one block south of the site and is helping with the closure of the public right-of-way. Fencing will be installed on Tuesday morning to further secure the site and prevent unauthorized entry.
The Source: The Milwaukee Fire Department, Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services, and the City of Milwaukee.