Portion of performing arts center in McComb collapses

Published 8:43 am Monday, July 24, 2017

By Daily Leader Staff

MCCOMB (AP) — A portion of a performing arts center in McComb has collapsed.WLBT-TV reported Sunday that parts of the roof and second story of the Jubilee Performing Arts Center in McComb collapsed.
The center’s Executive Director Terrance Alexander said in a Facebook post that no one was in the building at the time of the cave-in. He says the collapse was a result of weather and time.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has issued an emergency alert for the area reporting all lanes are blocked due to debris. MDOT estimates the closures could last over 23 hours.

 

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