Update, Noon: NJ.com reports (http://bit.ly/1jASCkU) that one construction worker is dead and another seriously injured after today’s internal collapse at Coda Kitchen & Bar in downtown Maplewood.
Maplewood Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Callaghan said the collapse occurred from the first floor into the basement during installation of a staircase.
Original Story: At least one person was injured in a building collapse at a restaurant Friday morning in Maplewood, New Jersey.
CBS News video (http://cbsloc.al/1roXzHr) shows firefighters pulling one person from the basement of the building.
Building Construction Concerns for Firefighters: Structural Collapse
Few additional details were available as of this writing, and it’s unclear what caused the collapse.
For more, go to http://cbsloc.al/1roXzHr.
