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Small section of Home Depot parking lot collapses in Brooklyn

Small hole collapses in Home Depot parking lot in Brooklyn
Small hole collapses in Home Depot parking lot in Brooklyn 00:59

NEW YORK - A small section of the parking lot collapsed at a Home Depot in Brooklyn Wednesday. 

It happened around 10 a.m. at the Home Depot located at 550 Hamilton Avenue. 

Video from the scene shows a small section of the parking structure, roughly 10 feet long and a few feet wide, collapsed. 

The portion of the parking lot fell onto a lower area where plants are sold. 

Fortunately, there were no injuries reported. 

There was no immediate word on the cause. 

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Posted by CBS New York on Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The Department of Buildings has been notified. 

"We have engineers and general contractors onsite assessing the area and determining the next steps," Home Depot said in a statement. "The safety of our associates and customers is our top priority, and we're working closely with local emergency and city officials to quickly address this situation."

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