Abandoned building collapses in Boonville

Abandoned building collapses in Boonville

BOONVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) -- Several streets are closed after an office building collapsed in Boonville. Officials say crews were in the process of tearing down a vacant old furniture store when the building imploded damaging buildings next to it. The Boonville Mayor says the old furniture sat empty for a decade. Due to deterioration the city deemed it unsafe and decided to tear it down. He says crews were taking it apart brick by brick when they n…

Other buildings sustain damage in building demolition in Boonville

City officials say the demolition of the building on South 3rd Street did not go as planned, and at least three other buildings were damaged.