Crime & Safety
Victim Identified In Fatal Barn Collapse In Bethany: UPDATE
Emergency responders were on the scene of the barn collapse Thursday.
BETHANY, CT — Joister Pacheco-Attaide, 38, of Danbury has been identified as the person who was killed during Thursday's barn collapse in town. Pacheco-Attaide died after a 1900 barn that was being refurbished collapsed on the construction worker Thursday morning, State Police said at a press conference. A second construction employee was outside of the barn when it collapsed and was not injured.
State Police said at 8:42 a.m. emergency responders were called to the area of the 81 Litchfield Turnpike for the reports of a collapsed barn. A trooper was nearby working a road job and rushed to the scene after hearing the loud crash.
The trooper tried to reach the trapped worker but was not able to gain access initially due to the the unsafe conditions.
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#BREAKING: @CT_STATE_POLICE say 38-year-old Joister Pacheco-Attaide of Danbury was killed when a barn he was working on in Bethany collapsed this morning. #NBCCT @NBCConnecticut pic.twitter.com/jyke9jYrPv
— Caitlin Burchill (@newsyCaitlin) April 25, 2019
The barn restoration project has been ongoing since January or February, State Police said. OSHA and State Police are conducting their own separate investigations.
Media reports say the town denied a permit for the barn renovation back in February including WFSB 3 TV. That claim was later corrected by town officials.
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The barn was knocked down later on Thursday in an effort to make the area safer, State Police said. The incident remains under investigation.
BETHANY BARN COLLAPSE UPDATE: The Bethany Building Dept. made a mistake, according to First Selectwoman, who now says Hogan’s Handyman Service DID have a valid building permit for remodeling work on century old barn that collapsed, killing a construction worker today. @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/fLktLO3Dlj
— Tony Terzi (@T2Fox61) April 25, 2019
BETHANY: This is what’s left of the barn that collapsed and killed a man this morning. We’re learning the victim was born in 1981 and is a dad to school aged kids We checked—the building permit for the barn renovation work was denied back in February @WFSBnews pic.twitter.com/iY4DF44oGA
— Jennifer Lee (@JenLeeTV) April 25, 2019
The homeowners were not present at the time of the barn collapse.
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DEADLY BARN COLLAPSE: @CT_STATE_POLICE confirm that two construction workers were refurbishing this early 1900s barn in #Bethany when it collapsed this morning just after 8:30. A source says the deceased male was 39-years-old, married, with two children. @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/PzCDZs4Mzu
— Tony Terzi (@T2Fox61) April 25, 2019
This is an upclose look at the barn collapse in Bethany that killed one person this morning. @T2Fox61 is at the scene, gathering more details. The victim has not been identified yet. We are awaiting an update from State Police https://t.co/d0xtM868p8 pic.twitter.com/y6ES6kQ4lz
— FOX 61 (@FOX61News) April 25, 2019
WATCH LIVE: Police are giving an update on a deadly barn collapse that happened in Bethany. See it streaming on the Ch 3 app -> https://t.co/Hq1Ke5SZi3 pic.twitter.com/MlupKIGXJw
— WFSB Channel 3 (@WFSBnews) April 25, 2019
DEADLY BARN COLLAPSE: A barn collapsed in #Bethany just after 8:30 this morning leaving a construction worker dead, according to sources. @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/ttktE5p6hk
— Tony Terzi (@T2Fox61) April 25, 2019
Barn collapse in #Bethany @News12CT pic.twitter.com/lm15Ruql2o
— Ali Warshavsky (@Ali_Warshavsky) April 25, 2019
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