Jersey City building under construction partially collapses amid strong winds: officials

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (WCBS 880) -- A building under construction in Jersey City partially collapsed from strong winds on Monday, causing damages to several buildings including a school, officials said.

Fire officials received a call for a possible building collapse with people trapped at around 8:30 p.m., Jersey City fire officials said.

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Upon arrival, authorities discovered the four-story building located on Fisk Street, between West Side and Mallory avenues had been pushed off its foundation and into the structure next door, according to Fire Chief Steven McGill.

The collapse displaced nearly a dozen people, damaged the two-story home door and a school in the back of the building.

School has been canceled for Tuesday, as a result of the collapse.

Building owners have hired demolition crews to take the building down.

There were no injuries reported.

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