Niles firefighters responded to a partial roof collapse yesterday in a industrial building at 6319 Austin Avenue. A roughy 30-foot portion of the warehouse roof for the Georgia Nut Company dropped some 24 inches and came to rest on pipes near the ceiling for the sprinkler system and a gas line. There were no injuries and firefighters shut off the gas and drained the sprinkler pipes before a private company came in to support the damaged roof.
Tim Olk was at the scene and submitted these images.
A firefighter descends from the roof on Niles Quint 2 after inspecting the damage from a partial roof collapse at 6319 N. Austin Avenue yesterday. Tim Olk photo
Inside the building the damage is visible where a portion of the roof dropped about 24 inches. Tim Olk photo
