Adjacent buildings temporarily closed for evaluations following Brookings fire [Video]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Two buildings adjacent to the collapsed Brost’s Fashions were temporarily closed for evaluation on Friday.

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The City of Brookings shared on social media that the city’s Building Service Division declared that the Seven Songbirds and Grunewaldt buildings are unsafe for occupancy and use.

Now, a structural engineer will evaluate the structural integrity and safety of the buildings.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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