How Wall Collapse At FL U.S. Postal Service Facility Will Affect Package Delivery

TAMPA, FL — A wall collapsed at a U.S. Postal Service package sorting facility on Monday night in Tampa, according to multiple reports.

About 50 employees were in the Ybor City facility in the 4700 block of Oak Fair Boulevard at the time of the collapse around 9:20 p.m., Don Barron, president of the American Postal Workers Union Local 259, told Fox 13. The wall was between 30 and 40 feet tall.

There were no injuries in the collapse, Bay News 9 said.

Those in the building at the time of the collapse said they believed they were saved by a mezzanine structure that prevented the wall from collapsing all the way to the grounds, reports said.

Ryan Brown, who works at the facility, described a chaotic scene to WTSP.

“It’s scary, they said they were running to their cars trying to get out of here,” he said.

The facility is closed until further notice. Workers have been temporarily moved to other facilities and packages and other mail are also being processed at alternative distribution centers.

The collapse should only impact packages that were damaged in the collapse, according to reports.

Barron reportedly suggested that the collapse may have been triggered by water issues.

“This could’ve been a buildup. I don’t know, the engineers will be able to tell you that. A buildup of water and possibly the second floor or the infrastructure that just welded up to the point that you have a collapse,” he said.