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BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH, Pa. — A man has died after falling through the roof of a vacant school in Blairsville on Wednesday.
According to the Blairsville police chief, officers were called to the old junior high school along South Walnut Street for the collapse at 12:41 p.m.
Two men who were on the roof to assess for demolition, fell three stories from the roof into the basement.
One of them died from his injuries.
#BREAKING: The man who was flown to UPMC Presby after falling through three floors of this old school building while working on the roof has died, according to Blairsville Police Chief Louis Sacco @WPXI
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The other man was taken by ambulance to Forbes Hospital. He is said to be in stable condition.
Officials are assessing the structural integrity of the building.
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