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A portion of the ceiling at the Cranford Theater in Union County collapsed at 7:30 Wednesday night, but nobody was injured, officials said.
The theater was open at the time of the collapse, but patrons and workers had evacuated before first responders arrived, the police chief said, adding that the evening movie had not yet started showing.
The inner ceiling over theater one inside the structure collapsed, Cranford Police Chief Matthew R. Nazzaro told NJ Advance Media.
The theater has five screens and theater one is the largest and can fit over 200 people, Nazzaro said.
Police and first responders are the determining the next steps for the building, including if it needs to be shut down to the public, he said. The building is currently uninhabitable, he said, and the cause of the collapse remains under investigation.
The Cranford theater is a small movie theater that also hosts community events.
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