Officials working to determine cause, timeframe for cleanup after Mattoon building collapse

Inspectors and officials have been working tirelessly to figure out how Thursday’s building collapse took place in Mattoon.

Mattoon city officials hold press conference regarding building collapse

Kyle Gill, City Manager of Mattoon and the owner of the building that collapsed Thursday afternoon, is holding a press ...
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Employee describes escape as Mattoon building collapses

A building collapsed in downtown Mattoon on Thursday afternoon. According to several images online, the building is located ...

UPDATE: Employee reports no one inside Mattoon building at time of collapse

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Emergency crews responded to a building that collapsed in Mattoon Thursday afternoon. The building that collapsed was a tobacco shop on 19th and Western, near Little Caesars and ...

Local first responders train for building collapse emergencies

First responders are training to be prepared for the possibility of a building collapse.