Cleanup finished for downtown Fulton building that collapsed last month
Melissa Houston
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ).
The downtown Fulton building that collapsed on June 17 has had its debris cleaned up, but the city still has the building blocked off.
ABC 17 News spoke with Fulton city leaders, Callaway County leaders and the Fulton Fire Department, but they were unable to provide any information on the status of the building at 503 Nichols St.
Fulton spokeswoman Doris Pirmantgen said because it is a privately owned building and there has been no communication with the City of Fulton, Pirmantgen was not able to make any comment on any updates for rebuilding.
The building owners were contacted but no comment was made.
Neighboring tenant Sylvia Caldwell said her building, The Studio, was affected by the collapse and has been in contact with the building owners to get an update on when construction will start.
Caldwell said building owners informed her that construction for repairs will occur, but she was not informed of a date for when that would start. She is still waiting for her electricity to be turned back on because, after the collapse, it was shut off.
Audra Gray, the woman who lived on the top floor of the building that collapsed, was reached out to on Facebook about whether she had received any information on the status of her apartment.
“Unfortunately, I have not heard anything about what they are going to do with the building moving forward from the clean up,” Gray said.
Right now, Caldwell said that she will be “playing the waiting game” to hear any updates on the building and if when her power will be turned back on.