AUBURN, Wash. — A ceiling at an Auburn Safeway store partially collapsed Thursday morning.
Valley Regional Fire said it happened at the store at 101 Auburn Way South.
The collapse happened in a stockroom a few yards away from the pharmacy.
No one was hurt.
Crews said the collapsed area is about 10 feet by 50 feet.
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Fire officials said the building was evacuated and sealed off. A search of the collapse area found no victims.
The store is closed and could remain so for a few days.
Building inspectors are surveying the damage. The cause of the collapse is not yet known.
Ceiling collapse has closed this Safeway in Auburn, people are still showing up to shop as this store has stayed open during #coronavirus #covid19 shutdown — but store clerks are turning people away telling them closure could last a few days @ Noon @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/730Ofk37KJ
— Ranji Sinha (@RanjiKIRO7) May 14, 2020
#BreakingNews roof collapse @ a Safeway in Auburn, building evacuated & sealed off no injuries, @ValleyFire is on scene & telling people to avoid the area; Groceries are one of the few businesses open during #coronavirus #covid19 shutdown - Story Noon @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/ovQt3haFl9
— Ranji Sinha (@RanjiKIRO7) May 14, 2020
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