Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Tucson Wall Collapse
One man is dead and another is injured after a wall collapsed in southwest Tucson Tuesday morning.
TUCSON, AZ — A wall collapsed in southwest Tucson Tuesday, killing one man and injuring another, the Tucson Fire Department said.
The department was called to the scene in the 1600 block of West Commerce Court near Valencia and Midvale Park Roads just before 10 a.m. There, they discovered a dead man. The other man was taken to a nearby hospital with "serious injuries," according to a tweet.
WALL COLLAPSE At 9:56 the #TucsonFire TRT team was dispatched to the 1600 block of W. Commerce Court for reports of a wall collapse. Once on scene at 10:04 units discovered a deceased male victim, and one other male victim with serious injuries who was transported... pic.twitter.com/WQExJGty8t
— Tucson Fire Department (@TucsonFireDept) September 22, 2020
The Arizona Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident. No other details were immediately available.
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