Larabee, Iowa — A building under construction collapsed on Tuesday in Larabee, injuring at least five people.
According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the building frame, which was to be a business, was under construction when it gave way. They tell us that one construction worker was taken to a hospital by helicopter. The person’s injuries were described as “severe.” Another victim was transported to a hospital by ambulance. Three others were taken to medical care by private vehicle for injuries that were called “minor.”
The names of the victims have not been released, nor has a cause for the collapse. The building was to be a machine shop.
