Several people have escaped uninjured after a roof collapsed at a Thirroul gym on Wednesday afternoon.
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Work was being done on the roof, and it is understood about six to seven people were inside the gym at the time.
No one was injured nor trapped, and paramedics were not called.
This might have been because one quick-thinking tradie managed to alert those inside to the impending collapse.
Mitch Healey was in the gym at the time and said a builder ran inside and told everyone to get out, because the roof was about to cave in.
After he ran outside, he said, he "heard a big crash" and the middle portion of the roof fell in.
Mitch said he believed a tradesperson on the roof also fell.
He said he felt lucky to have had forewarning, and without that he might have been hit.
SafeWork has confirmed that inspectors are making enquiries into the circumstances leading to the collapse of a roof under construction at Thirroul.
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Natalie Croxon
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
