Family Dollar roof partially collapses, leaving 1 dead, 3 injured in Kansas City
Officials said a man was passing by a Family Dollar store in Missouri when he was killed by a partial building collapse.
One person died and three others were injured after a Family Dollar store building partially collapsed in Kansas City, Missouri, officials said.
The Kansas City Fire Department responded to a report of a partial building collapse at a Family Dollar store on Broadway Boulevard around 2:45 p.m. local time on July 27, according to a news release provided to Paste BN.
A 68-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 50-year-old woman was transported to a local hospital with significant injuries and was in critical condition, according to the release dated July 27.
Two other people were treated and released at the scene.
KCFD said the collapse occurred at the store's exterior parapet wall, which is a low barrier wall that extends slightly beyond a building's roofline.
Man passing by Family Dollar when he was killed by collapsed roof: officials
KCFD Battalion Chief Mike Hopkins said at a briefing that the man who was killed in the Family Dollar partial roof collapse was not a patron at the store.
"I believe he was actually just a passerby and maybe lives in this building next door," Hopkins said.
The building was cleared by members of the fire department, the Kansas City Police Department said.
KCPD confirmed to Paste BN that an investigation into the incident is ongoing, as of July 28.
Paste BN has reached out to Family Dollar.
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for Paste BN. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com.