Building collapses in Eufaula

BRINGING TO OKLAHOMA."2 WORKS FOR YOU AT NOON"GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOUFOR CHOOSING 2 NEWS AT NOON.I'M MIKE BROOKS.A BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN EUFAULACOLLAPSES OVERNIGHT.THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKEBEFORE...THIS... IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKEáNOWáROADS IN THE AREA ARE NOWCLOSED -- AS THE CITY DECIDESTHE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TOCLEAN-UP THE RUBBLE.2 NEWS BRADY HALBLEIB JOINS USLIVE FROM DOWNTOWN EUFAULA...WITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT LASTNIGHT'S COLLAPSE.AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THEBUILDING CAVED IN -- SOME OF THERUBBLE CRASH ONTO THE SIDE-WALKAND INTO THE ROAD.THANKFULLY THIS ALL HAPPENEDJUST AFTER MIDNIGHT -- AND NOINJURIES WERE REPORTED.RIGHT NOW -- STREETS ARECLOSED IN THE AREA -- INCLUDINGPARTS OF MAIN STREET -- WHICHRUNS DIRECTLY THROUGH TOWN.PARTS FOLEY AVENUE IS ALSOCLOSED.TRAFFIC IS NOW BEING DIVERTEDONTO SIDE STREETS.THE OFFICIAL CAUSE OF THECOLLAPSE IS STILL UNDERINVESTIGATIONBUT LOCALS AND NEARBYBUSINESSES TELL US THE BUILDINGIS OLD -- AND HAD "KNOWN ISSUES"-- INCLUDING TWO STEEL BEAMSHOLDING THE BUILDING UP.Toni McNattNeighbor, local00:29:31;39 - 00:29:39;21"Whenever I posted i had a lotof people slide-up and say 'wowit finally caved,' so i thinkeverybody expected it tohappen."---Kelsey GoodwinWorks at Lake Dog Grooming,local business nearby00:25:17;01 - 00:25:23;27"Very shocking really and sad tosee a building that old falldown."LOCALS TELL US THIS IS A BUSYAREA DURING THE SUMMER -- AND ITCOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IFTHE COLLAPSE HAPPENED DURING THEDAY.THE CITY IS HOLDING A PRIVATENEWS CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW -- INREGARDS TO THE COLLAPSE.WE DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT-- OR IF THE BUILDING HADPREVIOUS DAMAGE.RIGHT NOW -- THE DAMAGEAPPEARS TO BE EXTENSIVE -- AN