Building partially collapses in Carrick

PITTSBURGH — Piles of bricks -- some in pieces, some completely whole -- are covering a street in Carrick after a partial building collapse.

Emergency crews were dispatched to the 2000 block of Dellrose Street around 10:15 Monday, city officials said.

Crews at the scene told Channel 11 that inspectors were on-site, evaluating the building's safety.

Several families were evacuated, but are now back inside their apartments.

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A man passing by reported that he was struck by a falling brick, but had no signs of obvious injury, according to officials. He was transported to the hospital for evaluation.

"I thought it was the garbage trucks, I had no idea that was even going on," said Monique Williams, whose kids use the street as a shortcut to get to school.

The four-story building is nearly a hundred years old.

The building owners have been cited.

Channel 11 tracked down one of them and she said a total of 12 people live in two separate apartments on the upper floor in the front part of the building.

Three people were home when the partial collapse happened.

The building, which faces Brownsville Road, has apartments, a bar and a bowling alley that has been closed for years.

"I've never had an issue before, now that anything like this could happen, but I was concerned for my tenants, yes, definitely," said Lisa Jackson, one of the building's owners. "I have an engineer coming out today to further survey damage back there."

She said she believes water damage on the new roof might be to blame.

The long-term stability of the crumbling structure is now being evaluated.

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