Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBJ’s ceiling suddenly collapses with shoppers inside. See the surveillance video.A roof collapsed at a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Ocean Township, New Jersey, on Monday morning, with 27 people inside. The incident, which occurred around 11:16 a.m., followed heavy flooding and storms across New Jersey. Two individuals were partially entrapped but managed to free themselves, and authorities reported no injuries. Emergency personnel, including the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, K-9 teams, and various rescue units, conducted comprehensive searches of the building. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden commended the coordinated emergency response, while Governor Mikie Sherrill confirmed the ongoing activation of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management due to widespread flooding. In fullClose shave as roof collapses at New Jersey wholesale club with more than 20 people insideMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
‘It’s a miracle’: Roof collapses with 27 people inside store
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBJ’s ceiling suddenly collapses with shoppers inside. See the surveillance video.A roof collapsed at a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Ocean Township, New Jersey, on Monday morning, with 27 people inside. The incident, which occurred around 11:16 a.m., followed heavy flooding and storms across New Jersey. Two individuals were partially entrapped but managed to free themselves, and authorities reported no injuries. Emergency personnel, including the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, K-9 teams, and various rescue units, conducted comprehensive searches of the building. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden commended the coordinated emergency response, while Governor Mikie Sherrill confirmed the ongoing activation of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management due to widespread flooding. In fullClose shave as roof collapses at New Jersey wholesale club with more than 20 people insideMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
