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CLEVELAND – Cleveland police said a floor of the new casino parking garage at Ontario and Prospect has collapsed.

It happened at about 3:30 p.m.

A spokesperson for Rock Ohio told NewsChannel5 that the collapse happened in the parking structure across the street from the casino.

Larry Gray, spokesman for the Cleveland Fire Department, said there were 52 people in the building at the time of the collapse, but all were out when fire crews arrived at the scene. The top part of what has been constructed on the garage collapsed.

Gray said Whiting Turner is the lead construction company on the project, and there was a sub-contracting company laying the concrete for the structure.

Workers said the rebar saved their lives.

EMS dispatchers said there are no injuries reported at this time. Firefighters, police and paramedics are all at the scene.

The intersection at Ontario and Prospect has been blocked off.

Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/cleveland-police-floor-of-new-casino-at-prospect-and-ontario-has-collapsed#ixzz1gjgGlcrG

Article Courtesy of WEWS NewsChannel 5