Crime & Safety
Auburn Safeway Suffers Partial Roof Collapse
Valley Regional Fire was called to search the store for anyone who may have been trapped, but it appears the area was empty.
AUBURN, WA — The Safeway at 101 Auburn Way South has been evacuated and searched for survivors after a portion of the building's roof collapsed Thursday morning.
Valley Regional Fire first reported the collapse around 8:30 a.m. They say a section of roof measuring roughly 10 by 50 feet collapsed. The collapse happened in the store's back stocking area, and knocked out the building's power, water and gas.
After the roof collapsed, employees were quickly evacuated, and Valley Regional Fire says their crews searched the collapsed area, and haven't found anyone trapped in the rubble. Police have set up a perimeter blocking access to the building as investigators try to determine how the collapse happened.
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The collapse occurred in the stocking area. No one was injured. The store is closed at this time. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/ZZCQOf4YqJ
— Valley Regional Fire (@ValleyFire) May 14, 2020
Puget Sound Energy has also been called and the building's power, water and gas have been secured.
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