HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - Heavy rain in South Florida caused a Hialeah apartment complex roof to collapse, injuring a 10-month-old child.
According to Hialeah Fire Rescue, rain caused the partial roof collapse, Friday morning, near 767 W. 2nd Ave. The debris, officials said, landed on a 10-month-old boy.
Hialeah Police said the apartment complex’s roof was previously under construction.
The building’s owner said some of the unfinished material from the roof repairs were what came down inside the unit.
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The building, officials said, has been deemed unsafe.
The 10-month-old’s grandfather did not want to speak with 7News crews.
Debris came down unto the child’s face from inside the roof near the ceiling fan.
The child was reportedly stable and conscious but was transported to Ryder Trauma Center as a precaution.
“That child was evaluated and transferred to Ryder Trauma just for precautionary reasons,” said Hialeah Fire Department Capt. David Rodriguez.
The infant is reported to be recovering and doing well, and is expected to be discharged over the weekend.
According to Hialeah Fire Rescue, 12 apartment units, six families and a total of 21 people have been displaced.
“The building has been closed down,” Rodriguez said. “Building officials are on scene, and they’re shutting the building down and evacuating all the families.”
Maigel Entenza is one of those whose family was displaced due to the rain. “She called me on my job for me to come running because the room was being flooded with water and the roof had come down,” he said through a translator.
The building’s owner also said he’s putting the displaced tenants in an area hotel until the building undergoes repairs.
Hialeah Fire rescue reported no one else besides the child was injured.
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