A parking garage at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. suffered a “catastrophic collapse” earlier today, potentially related to ongoing construction at the site. Early reports suggest that only one person was injured and nobody is trapped:
One injured, nobody trapped in parking lot collapse at Watergate. pic.twitter.com/N2Gou4wcpG
— Neal Augenstein (@AugensteinWTOP) May 1, 2015
DC Fire spokesman says all construction workers at Watergate have been accounted for, collapse COULD have been construction-related.
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) May 1, 2015
Good news and let’s hope it holds up.
Photos shared on Twitter show the extent of the damage:
@Fox5Kyle @amaxsmith pic.twitter.com/YPBn8mnrRR
— Tom (@tcwall) May 1, 2015
Parking garage collapse at the Watergate office building. Praying everyones safe. @amaxsmith please help spread word pic.twitter.com/QbfMEMqOi8
— Tom (@tcwall) May 1, 2015
One woman was just loaded onto an ambulance. She was conscious and had her hand over her face. #Watergate pic.twitter.com/3Lhko1BfVj
— Nancy Cordes (@nancycordes) May 1, 2015
The view from above. Watergate parking garage collapse. #watergate pic.twitter.com/nxg7Vt92Ie
— Andrew Simpson (@RepeatsItself) May 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/elliottmunoz/status/594148092598943744
https://twitter.com/ellisonbarber/status/594155495860150272
#watergate #underwatergate pic.twitter.com/Aep4K9Xcu3
— Marcus Weisgerber (@MarcusReports) May 1, 2015
Updates to follow.
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