WEST PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Nine people were injured after a ceiling collapsed on them while they were sleeping.
It happened at a two-story apartment building, near 52nd Street and Pembroke Road in West Park, late Wednesday night.
The building sustained damage during hurricane Irma, that had not yet been repaired, according to the residents.
Overnight rain created a gaping hole in the roof, leaving the walls soaked and damaging the paint and floor tile.
“It’s wet. There’s water coming down from the bottom, from up,” said Irina Estrati, a resident of the building. “It destroyed our bed — we have mold.”
The City of West Park deemed the building unsafe.
The Red Cross is helping the residents.
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