{"id":80585,"date":"2022-01-10T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/city-reports-2-building-collapses-as-continuing-rain-stresses-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T16:35:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T01:35:30","slug":"city-reports-2-building-collapses-as-continuing-rain-stresses-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/city-reports-2-building-collapses-as-continuing-rain-stresses-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"City reports 2 buildings collapse as continuing rain stresses infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t

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This article initially reported the location of the Lemon Creek building as Stark Street, but the building’s address is Short Street which intersects Stark Street adjacent to the property. This article has been updated to reflect the change.<\/em> <\/ins><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Ongoing rain continued to cause disruptions in Juneau as city schools announced they would remain closed Wednesday and multiple buildings suffered severe damage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The roofs of two buildings in Juneau collapsed Tuesday amid continuing rain following heavy snow. No injuries were reported, according to the City and Borough of Juneau.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The properties are located in downtown Juneau on Willoughby Avenue and in Lemon Creek on Short Streets, respectively. In an interview, Capital City Fire\/Rescue Chief Rich Etheridge said crews had responded to both collapses and ordered the utilities shut off to both locations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“We’re just asking people to take care of their buildings and have a contingency plan in place for what you can do,” Etheridge said, speaking to the Empire outside the Willoughby Avenue building.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

In a news release, CBJ said staff members are receiving numerous questions on whether current snow conditions warrant the removal of snow from roofs to avoid structural collapse but responsibility for snow removal is left to building owners, the city said in a news release. The city does provide an information sheet with guidance on snow <\/a>removal<\/a>, but due to the variable characteristics of each individual building, boroughwide declarations of snow hazards are not possible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

According to the CBJ assessor’s office, the building located at 535 Willoughby Avenue<\/a> is owned by Juneau Business Center, LLC, and valued at just over $1 million. The Lemon Creek building, located at 5011 Short Street<\/a>, is owned by Grant Properties, LLC, and valued at $2.2 million.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

In a statement posted to social media, Barnacle Foods —which occupies a building on the same parcel as the collapsed Lemon Creek structure —said members of their team were safe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Our team is safe. We will share more later. Thanks to everyone who has checked in. pic.twitter.com\/JviDItrj3K<\/a><\/p>— barnaclefoods (@barnaclefoods) January 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>