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At least seven people in Connecticut were injured after a building partially collapsed Friday a few blocks from Yale University.
The New Haven building was under construction at the time of the collapse.
Some of the people who were rescued sustained injuries, a spokesman for Mayor Justin Elicker said.
At a press conference shortly afterwards, Elicker said seven people were injured, including two critically.
“They were pouring concrete on this building and as they were pouring concrete, part of the second floor collapsed into the first floor and then into the basement,” Erlicker said, FOX 25 reported.
The New Haven building was under construction at the time of the collapse. (Associated Press)
Yale called it a “construction accident” in a campus alert sent just after 1 p.m. local time, adding that Lafayette Street was closed between Church Street South and Congress Avenue.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
