Brewery wall collapse disturbs bee hive.
An exterior wall workers were demolishing on Thursday at Penn Brewery, sending dust into the air and disturbing a giant beehive that had been inside the wall for years.
No one was injured during the demolition, and the hive remained intact.
Workers had removed two layers of brick from the building and were removing the third, which covered the bees, when the collapse occurred.
Construction workers on Vinial Street said they intended to bring the wall down but it fell more quickly than they anticipated.
Penn Brewery co-owner Linda Nyman said they knew about the bees but had not tried to remove the hive because the bees were not a problem.
Penn Brewery announced the demolition on its Facebook page last week and received a comment asking if it planned to use the honey in a brew.
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