No Injuries After Partial Structure Collapse at Apartment in St. Francis

Building structure collapse in St. Francis.

ST. FRANCIS, Wis.– A tense scene unfolded Sunday night in St. Francis after part of a staircase and balconies at an apartment building suddenly collapsed. The incident happened around 8 p.m. near South Kansas and South Whitnall Avenue. Fire officials say debris from the collapse blocked a basement entrance, leaving several residents unable to help people escape through windows. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Inspectors found stress and cracking i…

St. Francis apartment balcony collapses, briefly trapping tenants

Some residents inside of a 24-unit apartment building had to be removed by firefighters through their windows because of a collapsed exterior balcony, according to Chief Nicholas Poplar of the St. Francis Fire Department.

Staircase and balconies of St. Francis apartment building collapse

An exterior staircase and balconies "just kind of fell" at a two-story St. Francis apartment building Aug. 17.

St. Francis Fire Department respond to apartment balcony collapse

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No injuries after partial structure collapse at apartment in St. Francis

The TMJ4 News crew at the scene reports that there appears to be a partial structural collapse on the east side of the two-story building.

St. Francis apartment building balcony collapse; no injuries

A partial collapse occurred at a St. Francis apartment building on Sunday night, Aug. 17.