Load-Bearing Wall Collapases In South Boston Apartment Building

No one was hurt after part of an apartment building collapsed in South Boston overnight. People in about ten different units on O Street were evacuated around 2 a.m. when part of a load bearing wall suddenly collapsed into the basement. “A resident heard like a cracking noise that roused her from sleep. She saw part of the wall caving in. And there was some serious wall damage and structure damage extending from the front to the rear,” Deputy Fire Chief Robert Calobrisi told reporters early Wednesday morning.