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Area Of Ellwood City Closed Due To Collapsing Building

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ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (KDKA) – Police closed off a block in Ellwood City after bricks fell onto a Chinese restaurant on Thursday.

The incident occurred when a neighboring building on Lawrence Avenue partially collapsed.

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The fire chief says no one was injured. Two people were working in the Chinese restaurant and four employees were on the first floor of the Franus Building.

Bricks from the collapsed building's sidewall tumbled onto the Taste of China restaurant.

No one there was hurt, but the area is closed off while crews try to shore up the collapsing building.

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