A worker who survived the roof collapse said a customer pulled him from his seat as a cloud of smoke and dust rumbled forth. He then still had the wherewithal to pull two cars out of the shop before the roof caved in.
The Chicago Fire Department said a roof collapsed at a Portage Park auto body shop Milwaukee Avenue.A roof of a Portage Park auto body shop collapsed Thursday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchTim Levan is marking a miracle. He was inside this husk of a building, what was once Nu-Life body shop, when the roof started to collapse.Levan said a customer pulled him from his seat as a cloud of smoke and dust rumbled forth.
"All of a sudden I see the heater come down," Levan said. "I wasn't thinking... I seen a cloud of smoke, I was thinking about the cars... take 'em out." Chopper 7 was over the damaged building Thursday morning, where most of the roof could be seen obliterated. On the ground, the rest of the shop in shambles shocking those passing by.
"The whole roof came down the beams the roof everything," Jesus Vilella said. "If you look further in there those are beams solid steel. That comes down and hits you, forget it.""Thirty one years.1993. Now I've got no job," Levan said."I'm glad the three of us didn't get hurt," Levan said.Copyright © 2024 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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