UPDATEReports confirm that one person has died in the collapse and another remains trapped beneath the debris. CBS News reports the trapped man is receiving oxygen and medical aid however, firefighters say the garage’s structural integrity is making rescue plans difficult.
Reports are coming in saying that an under-construction parking garage at south Florida’s west Miami-Dade College campus has collapsed leaving workers trapped beneath the rubble.
Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue Lt. Arnold Piedrahita told WSVN-TV that some workers could be heard calling for help inside the rubble shortly after the multistory garage caved in, according to Yahoo news. It was not clear how many were trapped.
Reports also say no students we at the garage at the time of the collapse but several workers who escaped the building received minor injuries.
We will continue to update this breaking news.
