TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A U.S. Post Office Distribution Center partially collapsed on Monday night, officials said.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to the partial building collapse at 4720 Oak Fair Boulevard in Tampa
In a statement to WFLA, a spokesperson for USPS said the following:
The safety and well-being of postal employees and customers is of primary importance to the Postal Service. We can confirm that a partial building collapse occurred at the Ybor City FL Package Support Annex (PSA), located in Tampa, FL 33610, at approximately 9:20 p.m. ET on April 28. No employees were injured due to this incident. This facility is not open to the public, so no customers were present. Experts are on site now to evaluate the building and determine the cause, which is still unknown. The building is closed until further notice and employees have been notified to report for duty at an alternate location – the Ybor City Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC). The damaged facility processes packages only. All other mail, including First-Class letters, is processed at the Tampa P&DC, which is currently running a normal operation. No substantial service impacts are anticipated. We appreciate the cooperation and patience of our customers and our employees.
No injuries have been reported and the building was evacuated.
As of this report, it is unknown what has caused the collapse.
