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Person unaccounted for in west Phoenix partial commercial roof collapse [Video]

PHOENIX — One person is unaccounted for after a partial roof collapsed at a large commercial building in west Phoenix Wednesday night.

Sometime after 9:30 p.m., Phoenix fire crews arrived on the scene of the reported roof collapse near 43rd Avenue and Van Buren Street, according to officials.

Authorities on the scene are actively searching the area for one person who is unaccounted for. Search and rescue dogs are being used as well to try to locate the person.

Phoenix fire officials provided an update on the search Thursday afternoon. You can watch it in the player below.

Person still missing after warehouse roof collapse in Phoenix Wednesday night

A woman told ABC15 Thursday morning that her brother is the person crews continue to look for.

She says he is a husband and a father of a newborn baby.

Officials say the back wall collapsed at the building as well.

It is unclear what caused the roof to collapse.

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