{"id":25501,"date":"2023-06-14T21:40:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=25501"},"modified":"2023-06-14T21:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:40:34","slug":"man-dies-after-falling-through-roof-of-vacant-blairsville-school-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=25501","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after falling through roof of vacant Blairsville school &#8211; WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH, Pa.  &#8211; A man has died after falling through the roof of a vacant school in Blairsville on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Two men, who were on the roof to assess the collapse, fell three stories from the roof to the basement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">One of them died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BREAKING<\/a>: 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WPXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Havranek \ud83d\udcfa (@Andrew_Havranek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andrew_Havranek\/status\/1669087563011837953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2023<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">The other man was taken by ambulance to Forbes Hospital.  He is said to be in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Officials are assessing the structural integrity of the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Follow the news of Channel 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> i <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.  |  Watch WPXI NOW<\/p>\n<p>MAIN STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92023 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/2-people-hospitalized-after-vacant-school-collapses-blairsville\/JLFMWJPWGNBFJH32U6JIID3ZNE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH, Pa. &#8211; 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. 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