House collapse forces family to find shelter
"My first thought was is we've got somebody trapped," Goodwin said.
He said a construction crew was working under a house -- located on
"Once we got there and found that no one was physically underneath the building, it was kind of a relief," Goodwin said. "It's a sad relielf, but it was a relief of, 'OK, we don't got anybody trapped. Now we can move forward with the structural portion of it.' "
The married couple and their six children who lived at the home were not at the scene when the disaster struck.
A representative of
A statement from
Goodwin said AFC crews were jacking the house up Tuesday when the house started to move and eventually fall down. He said the house was about 10 feet in the air before it collapsed.
In 15 years working for the city, Goodwin said he has not seen a house collapse on a new basement. He said a basement existed at the house, but workers lifted the home to put in a new basement with a higher ceiling.
"Out of all the ones that I've inspected, this I'd say is the first one that I've seen fail," Goodwin said.
He said houses are not commonly raised in
He said it is expensive to raise a house and it is typically only done to replace a failing foundation.
The house is a total loss, Goodwin said, and it will be demolished after insurance adjusters evaluate it.
After a structural engineer determined how to stabilize the home, AFC crews removed personal items from the home for the family, Goodwin said.
He said he assumed some personal items will be lost during the demolition because crews may not be able to retrieve belongings from certain parts of the house.
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