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May 30, 2023

Willowick parking garage collapses in height of storm

by: Stacey Frey Posted: Aug 24, 2023 / 12:09 PM EDT Updated: Aug 24, 2023 / 12:52 PM EDT [Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to clarify two people were injured.] WILLOWICK, Ohio (WJW) –

by: Stacey Frey

Posted: Aug 24, 2023 / 12:09 PM EDT

Updated: Aug 24, 2023 / 12:52 PM EDT

[Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to clarify two people were injured.]

WILLOWICK, Ohio (WJW) – Investigators and structural engineers are picking through the rubble after a parking garage collapsed in Willowick Wednesday night.

It happened behind the East Tower at the Shoregate Apartments. The pictures below show what’s left of the damaged structure.

According to fire officials, people were inside two vehicles when the floor beneath them collapsed, crushing another car below and causing a fire. Two people were injured.

Officials say cadaver dogs were brought in to ensure no other victims were in the garage.

At this point, there is no word on what caused the collapse to happen, but it took place during the height of Wednesday night storms.

Thursday morning structural engineers and investigators returned to the scene to pick through the steel and concrete debris to figure out what happened.

Residents told us they’ve found concrete on their cars in recent weeks.

The fire chief tells FOX 8 the apartment building is safe and residents were allowed back into their homes Wednesday night.

The mayor says, there has been recent work on the garage and over the past year, building inspectors have been called out to monitor health and safety issues, like elevators not working.

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