New video shows moment west suburban building collapsed, injuring 3

Building Collapse New video shows moment west suburban building collapsed, injuring 3 By Evelyn Holmes , Gabe Ferris Thursday, November 12, 2026 10:14PM Newly released surveillance video shows the moment a building partially collapsed in downtown Aurora on Wednesday night. WLS AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Newly released surveillance video shows the moment a building partially collapsed in downtown Aurora on Wednesday night. The footage shows the building at North Broadway and East Galena Boulevard buckling before it collapses . It sent pedestrians below scrambling. Surveillance video captured a partial building collapse that injured three people in downtown Aurora. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch "It makes downtown feel a lot less safe than it did before," Layza Ceballos said. On Thursday, much of the building remained exposed, and debris littered the sidewalk. The damage crushed a pickup truck. The building was evacuated as a precaution. The address has at least one business, a barber shop on the first floor but the upper floors are vacant. "I was actually at church, and we got the call - an emergency call that scaffolding was on the street, and we called all the team," United Scaffolding President Carlos Lopez said. Microsoft outage live updates: What to know as Outlook, 365 and other apps remain down 2 hours ago AccuWeather Alert for several inches of snow accumulation possible in parts of Chicago area Friday Elementary school remembers 2 girls killed in Amtrak train crash in Western Springs Lopez's crews worked through the night to clean up debris. They put up the scaffolding months ago. "We were called by ownership to set up scaffolding and a protection canopy because they had some scheduled repairs on the building," he said. City officials confirmed the work stemmed from a previous incident , which prompted a code violation when bricks first fell to the ground last year. "We do have an active case for the veneer," said Josh Alcaraz, with city of Aurora Property Standards. "That's the reason why they had applied for permits." Work on the facade had not started when the collapse happened. "As of right now, we don't know what caused the structural failure," Alcaraz said. "I'm not sure if it was the wall or the roof." Crews continued working Thursday afternoon with part of the road reopened. "We're cleaning the sidewalk of the debris, and then we got (an) all-new protection canopy that we're going to be setting up," Lopez said. Thursday, city leaders say video from a nearby security camera suggests that the building's roof may have caused the collapse. "We still don't know a specific cause as to why the roof fell down, but again the initial security camera video shows it seems as though that roof collapsed first and then caused the scaffolding to fall and part of the building to fall down as well," Aurora communications director Jon Zaghoul said. It's still unclear whether the building can be saved. Authorities say the three people who suffered minor injuries in the partial building collapse are expected to make a full recovery. Report a correction or typo Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved. Related Topics AURORA BUILDING COLLAPSE EVACUATION APARTMENTS EVACUATED BUILDING VACATED UNSTABLE BUILDING COLLAPSE 8 dead, including 2 children, after building collapses in Brooklyn, New York 2 hours ago At least 3 injured after building partially collapses in Aurora Watch Live ON NOW Microsoft outage live updates: What to know as apps remain down 2 hours ago Several inches of snow accumulation possible in parts of Chicago area School remembers 2 girls killed in Amtrak train crash in west suburbs Crew of burglars break into at least 16 businesses in north suburb 3 hours ago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong wins National League MVP award 1 hour ago