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Ceiling Collapses At Popular West Hartford Ice Cream Shop
A unique and popular West Hartford ice cream shop was closed Tuesday after a ceiling mishap a day earlier.
WEST HARTFORD, CT — A popular West Hartford ice cream shop was closed Tuesday after part of its ceiling fell in over the long 4th Of July weekend, authorities said.
The initial call came into the police and fire departments at about 8 p.m. Monday. Milkcraft is located at 967 Farmington Ave.
Authorities said the half-dozen staffers and about 20 customers were quickly accounted for, and two minor injuries were reported.
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West Hartford Police and Fire Department are investigating the accident and the building has been declared unsafe and is closed, authorities said. Building department officials were back at the scene Tuesday.
Milkcraft is known for making "small batches" of ice cream each day. It freezes every scoop with food-grade liquid nitrogen to create smaller ice crystals for a smoother product. It also offers catering out of its Milktruck fleet.
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Milkcraft also has stores in New Haven and Fairfield.
BREAKING: ceiling collapse at Milkcraft ice cream shop in West Hartford Center. Details right now on @WTNH pic.twitter.com/49k162Zt3j
— Dennis House (@DennisHouseTV) July 6, 2021
#DEVELOPING: Two people were hurt after the ceiling collapsed at #Milkcraft in @TownofWestHrtfd last night! Can you imagine!? An eyewitness sent us this photo of the aftermath. We have @RogerSusanin LIVE outside the ice cream shop this morning with an update! #WFSBthisAM #WFSB pic.twitter.com/LaPlj9s4S8
— NICOLE NALEPA (@NicoleNalepaTV) July 6, 2021
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