Man rescued from house after floor collapses in Petersburg

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - A man was rescued from a house in Petersburg after a floor collapsed on Monday.

Petersburg Police and EMS responded to a collapsed building call on Halifax Street between Custer and Hawk streets just before noon.

Officials said a man was inside working on the building at the time when the floor above collapsed after a chimney fell into the middle of the house.

Officials said a man was inside working on the building at the time when the floor above... — Officials said a man was inside working on the building at the time when the floor above collapsed after a chimney fell into the middle of the house.(WWBT)

The man was pulled out on a stretcher around 3:50 p.m. and taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.

A neighbor says no one has lived in the house for years and that it’s been worked on randomly over the years.

Petersburg resident Marcus Squires says the house sold a few months ago.

“The house sold at tax auction a few months ago, and I looked at it, but it was too far gone,” Squires said. “I’m surprised permits were allowed to be pulled on it.”

Multiple jurisdictions responded to this incident.

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