3 people died and 9 other injured on a tragic incident occurred at the Boise Airport in Idaho, where a hangar that was still under construction collapsed on Wednesday according to the officials.
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The city authorities have informed that out of the injured people, five are currently in critical condition. This devastating incident has deeply saddened the community, and our thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this unfortunate incident.
At approximately 5 p.m., the authorities were called to the privately owned hangar constructed with a steel frame, which collapsed, as said by Aaron Hummel, the Operations Chief of the Boise Fire Department, during a previous press conference. As of Wednesday evening, he confirmed that all people present at the location had been safely identified and located.
The city's official statement confirmed that the three person who lost their lives tragically perished at the location of the incident. It further said that the fire crews who responded to the industrious location towards stabilizing the area and successfully rescued multiple victims.
According to Hummel, who witnessed the incident, he described the scene as highly chaotic, referring to it as a "large-scale collapse" of the building's framework. Although he was unsure of the exact cause, he emphasized that it was a significant collapse affecting the entire structure.
Authorities confirmed that the operations at Boise Airport remained unaffected despite the incident.
Terra Furman, who was driving on Interstate 84 at the time, tells seeing a substantial presence of emergency vehicles, including police cars, ambulances, and firetrucks, approximately a quarter mile away from the airport entrance. She observed a crane that appeared to be folded in half and a building that had collapsed into the shape of an 'M.'
Furman explained that while some sections of the walls remained intact, the middle portion had collapsed inward on both sides.
Leticia Ramirez, a representative from Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, said that the emergency and trauma teams were collaborating with first responders to provide medical care to the patients who arrived from the incident location.
An investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of the collapse. The incident occurred adjacent to Jackson Jet Center, a facility that offers private airplane charters and maintenance services.
According to the city permitting records in Boise, the contractor Big D Builders had obtained the necessary permits to construct a 39,000-square-foot (3,623-square-meter) jet hangar for Jackson Jet Center.
The project, which had a budget of $6.2 million, involved the construction of a concrete foundation and a metal building. Attempts to reach Big D Builders for comment through phone and email were unsuccessful.
Jessica Flynn, the CEO of Jackson Jet Center, mentioned that the collapse occurred just west of the existing Jackson Jet Center, where the company's new hangar was being built. She also noted that many people were present at the construction site.
