Building collapse in Clinton, Missouri?

[Catherine Vincent]

Does anyone have any details? Cooper from CNN was just talking about this but I didn't see anythingon cnn's homepage.

[KingFlorez]

1. Maybe it's just breaking

Can't finding anything on the wire

[Newsjock]

2. AP: Clinton Elks building collapses, trapping some inside

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/14908443.htm

CLINTON, Mo. - Officials say a three-story building in the west-central town of Clinton has collapsed, injuring several people and trapping some inside.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Thanks.

:hi:

[Newsjock]

3. delete

ack, it double-posted!

[cal04]

5. Mo. Building Collapses, Trapping Some

A three-story Elks Club building partially collapsed as its members gathered for a dinner, injuring several people and trapping some inside.

Local business owner Barry Glasscock said dozens of people were on the second floor of the building in this west-central Missouri town when the third floor collapsed. At least one person had not been accounted for, he said, but that could not immediately be confirmed.

Witnesses said rescuers had made contact by cell phone with at least eight of nine people who were trapped, WDAF-TV reported.

Club members had gathered for dinner and were preparing to initiate new members at a meeting that was to start at 8 p.m. when the collapse occurred around 7:30 p.m.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5913540,00.html

[uppityperson]

6. Some rescued, 1 dies, links to articles here

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060627/ap_on_re_us/building_collapse_8

A three-story Elks Club building partially collapsed as its members gathered for a dinner, trapping 10 people inside. The first two were pulled out early Tuesday.

Eight people remained in the building, including seven who had been trapped in the same 10-by-12-foot area where the other two had been confined since the building collapsed just after 7 p.m. The 10th person still hasn't been accounted for. There were no fatalities "that we know of," said Clinton police Lt. Sonny Lynch.

Local business owner Barry Glasscock said dozens of people were on the second floor of the building to attend an initiation ceremony in this west-central Missouri town when the third floor collapsed.

The collapse occurred in the aging downtown of this community of about 9,500 people, upstairs from a men's clothing store, sandwiched between a law firm and a pharmacy...(more@link)

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Building_Collapse.html

Rescuers saved nine people trapped in the rubble of a three-story building that partially collapsed during an Elks club dinner, but the club's leader was found dead early Tuesday, about 12 hours after the roof fell in, officials said....(more@link)

[xmas74]

7. The building was 100 years old and the victim

was only 32.

I've been in this building a few times before so it seems strange.

[dubyaD40web]

8. That sucked.

I'm from there. I used to get my tux's for prom in that building.

[xmas74]

9. I'm in Warrensburg.

One of my coworkers said that Old Glory Days is this weekend. I wouldn't think they'd be able to have it-at least not there.

[dubyaD40web]

10. Probably not.

But it's a good thing the building didn't collapse during Glory Days. Many more people would be injured.

[xmas74]

11. That's kind of what I was thinking.

What if that building had lasted until this weekend? It would have been a mess w/ many more injuries.

I can't even imagine if it had lasted until the weekend.

[dubyaD40web]

12. No doubt.

The Elks said there could have been 200+ people in the building if it were next weekend.

[xmas74]

14. Another thing-

at least it happened at night during the week. Think of the people who stop all along that area just for a look around or to even stretch their legs on weekends during the day.

I hate knowing that anyone died (especially someone my age-I'm sure a couple of coworkers probably knew him and are feeling it one way or another today) but we both know it could have been so much worse.

[Hugin]

13. I'm sure it's the linkage between the words Clinton and Disaster they're..

playing on.

I read one person killed and a few injured... Tragic story, just like any number
of other tragic stories happening on the Naked Planet.

[Neecy]

15. interesting sidenote....

My local news covered this extensively this morning, and the reporter on the scene (an obvious freep) was ranting on and on about how the Elks feature 'patriotism' and how they're behind the current flag-burning-ban amendment. Made me wonder how patriotism and destroying the Bill of Rights could possibly be connected. Do people actually think anymore, or just repeat shit?