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No one injured in building collapse

Part of the building is now condemned
Posted at 2:47 PM, Aug 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-06 18:15:16-04

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) - — Fire crews responded to a building collapse on Leestown Road Tuesday.

The collapse happened just after 2 p.m. near Citation Boulevard. The building that collapsed was a U-Haul storage facility.

Firefighters are not sure what caused the collapse but they shut off the building's utilities for safety and they inspected the structural integrity of the building. One part of the building is now condemned.

Employees were inside at the time of the collapse, but no injuries have been reported.

Leestown Road was shut down at Citation Boulevard for about two hours.