A three-story building in Columbus partially collapsed just before noon on Monday, nearly trapping several firefighters who were on scene.
Fire officials told NBC 4 that a building inspector was nearby when he heard spotted a partial collapse.
The inspector called the fire department shortly before noon.
Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter told ABC 6 that crews initially responded to the area of 1032 E. Long Street before 11:45 a.m. on a service run and found the building partially collapsed.
“While they were on scene, even more of the building collapsed," Geitter said.
Firefighters got out just before it collapsed. Geitter said, "it was close."
The Columbus Dispatch reported that Long & 20th Carryout occupied the first floor of the 5,330-square-foot building in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood, but the corner market was closed Monday.
Geitter said no reports have surfaced of anyone being trapped or injured by the collapse, and that upper levels of the building were vacant.
The Columbus Dispatch says the building, which was built in 1920, and the .0479-acre property are owned by Jafar Mohamed Almahamid, of Columbus, and valued at $100,000, according to the Franklin County Auditor's Office.
The remaining structure will be demolished, Geitter said, though it's unclear exactly when.
“It’s unstable," Geitter told NBC 4. "There will be an emergency demolition. No one will be allowed to walk through this intersection."
