Building collapses in Monticello as rains persist
By The Associated Press
This article was published October 13, 2009 at 1:26 p.m.
MONTICELLO — A vacant two-story building has collapsed in Monticello, but no injuries have been reported.
Drew County Emergency Management Director Bill Horn said Tuesday that a gas leak occurred after the collapse and people in a one-block area were evacuated. Emergency responders were in the process of cutting off gas to the site as he spoke shortly before 1 p.m.
Horn says the building, which used to be a store, was near Main and Gabbert Streets.
Heavy rain has been falling on the area.
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