Heres what Cleveland Heights officials say may have caused a building faade to collapse onto the sidewalk [Video]

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — After the Wednesday afternoon collapse of a building façade along Mayfield Road, the city has ordered the several businesses inside, as well as the sidewalk outside, to remain closed until a structural engineer can determine if the building is safe.

Cleveland Heights officials announced in a press release on Wednesday that the front of the building along Mayfield Road had collapsed onto the sidewalk. No one was hurt.

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“While we have to wait for the engineer’s report to know precisely what happened in this case, three general factors may contribute to a façade’s failure: age, lack of maintenance and how the façade was initially constructed or altered,” reads a Thursday statement from city Building Commissioner Eric Elmi. “Unfortunately, defects in a façade are often not visible and can only be …