Worker dead as roof collapses prematurely.
A demolition worker was killed yesterday after a roof prematurely collapsed at what was once a Kmart in Brigham City, Utah.
At about 3 p.m., a team of four demolition workers were on the roof preparing for a planned collapse.
The roof collapsed sooner than they expected, according to Box Elder News Journal Associate Editor Mike Nelson. The man killed in the incident had left the area for an unknown reason. Officials said he was found under the rubble.
“Three were on top of the roof, and one had left the roof for an unknown reason,” said Brigham City Fire Captain Mike Young. “When the roof came down, it was a bit premature that what the construction workers had initially planned.”
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