Crime & Safety

Two Injured After Building Collapse in Boston

Seven floors of a building partially collapsed in Chinatown Thursday morning.

Two workers were injured after seven floors of a building under construction on Stuart Street in Boston partially collapsed Thursday morning, WCVB reported

The building suffered a collapse around 8 a.m. Thursday from floors 12 to 5, according to the Boston Fire Department, and WCVB reported that streets in the area of the building, located near Washington and LaGrange streets in Chinatown, were shut down and other construction workers were evacuated from the area.

The workers' injuries were described as non life-threatening, though one of the workers was said to have suffered a "serious head injury," according to the Boston Fire Department

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