5 hurt after deck collapses at house under construction
COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON.
WE ARE ON TOP OF 2 BREAKING
STORIES HERE AT 4 O'CLOCK ON
THE LEFT, 5 PEOPLE INJURED AT A
CONSTRUCTION SITE IN RALEIGH
AND ON THE RIGHT. ONE PERSON
IS DEAD AND 6 PEOPLE INJURED
IN THIS HORRIBLE CRASH
INVOLVING A TRACTOR-TRAILER
ON US. 70 IN JOHNSTON COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M GERALD OWENS AND I'M ASHLEY
ROW. WE HAVE CREWS AT BOTH OF
THESE SCENES THIS AFTERNOON.
LET'S BEGIN WITH WRAL'S AARON
THOMAS IN RALEIGH.
>> AARON, WE'RE TOLD THE BACK
DECK OF A HOUSE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSED,
INJURING 5 PEOPLE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. KATHRYN,
BACK THOSE 5 PEOPLE ARE
CURRENTLY BEING EXAMINED AT A
LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MINOR
INJURIES. TAKING YOU IN RIGHT
NOW, WE STILL HAVE AT LEAST
2 WORKERS THAT ARE BACK HERE ON
SCENE AT THIS HOME ON
ROCKINGHAM DRIVE THERE
OBSERVING THINGS JUST FINISHED.
SPEAKING WITH THE DEVELOPER ARE
ON HIM SAYING THAT THEY WANT TO
EXAMINE THINGS, MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING'S IN TIP-TOP SHAPE
FOR A CONSTRUCTION WORK TO
RESUME TOMORROW. LET'S TAKE YOU
INTO SOME VIDEO. WE SHOT.
THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE IS IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTH HILLS,
NOT TOO FAR FROM OVERALL WERE A
LOT OF THOSE SHOPS AND
RESTAURANTS LOCATED UPON OUR
ARRIVAL TO THIS BREAKING NEWS
SCENE. WE KNOW THIS CRIME SCENE
TAPE AS WELL AS SIGNS POSTED
NEAR THE GARAGE AREA LABELING
THIS AS AN UNSAFE BUILDING AND
ALL 18 FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED
TO THE SCENE. TAKE A LISTEN TO
RADIO TRAFFIC FROM FIRST
RESPONDERS DESCRIBING WHAT
THOSE 5 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
ENCOUNTER.
>> WE HAD THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT
LIKE OURS, EVERYBODY GET ON TOP
OF THE NFL.
>> WE ALSO HAVE SKY 5 PROVIDED
SOME AERIAL REAL VISUAL,
SHOWING US THAT WORKERS THEY
WERE STANDING IN THE BACK ARE
LOOKING ON AND FAR OFFICIALS ON
SCENE AS WELL AS BLUE TARPS
FROM WHERE THEY FELL AGAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON
SPEAKING WITH THE BUILDER
DEVELOPER BEHIND THIS TO LEARN