Part of roof collapses at Bashas’ store in Peoria
Among the damage caused by the monsoon was a roof that was torn off a Basha's grocery store in Peoria.
Published: Aug. 4, 2022 at 8:05 AM MST|Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:14 AM MST
PEORIA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A grocery store in the West Valley was evacuated following a partial roof collapse Thursday morning.
According to the City of Peoria Fire Medical Department, fire crews from Peoria, Glendale, and Phoenix responded to the report of a partial roof collapse around 5:30 a.m. at Bashas’ near 75th Avenue and Thunderbird Road in Peoria. The store was set to open at 6 a.m., so no customers were inside.
All employees were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported. The store is expected to be closed for the next several hours. Investigators believed the collapse was weather-related after a night of powerful monsoon storms across the Valley.
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