BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH, Pa. – A man has died after falling through the roof of a vacant school in Blairsville on Wednesday.
According to the Blairsville Police Chief, officers were called to the former high school along South Walnut Street about the collapse at 12:41 p.m.
Two men, who were on the roof to assess the collapse, fell three stories from the roof to the basement.
One of them died from his injuries.
#BREAKING: The man who was taken to UPMC Presby after falling three stories from that former school building while working on the roof has died, according to Blairsville Police Chief Louis Sacco @WPXI
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The other man was taken by ambulance to Forbes Hospital. He is said to be in stable condition.
Officials are assessing the structural integrity of the building.
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