Peet's Coffee warehouse partially collapses in Oakland, kills 'beloved' employee

The extortion of a Peet's Coffee distribution warehouse successful Oakland, California partially collapsed Friday morning, sidesplitting 1 worker and injuring another.

The Oakland Fire Department arrived astatine 3:20 a.m and recovered that a 30-square-foot conception of the extortion collapsed. Unusually heavy rains successful the Bay Area whitethorn person weakened the roof.

Peet's Coffee described the unfortunate arsenic a longtime employee, adding that they are "devastated" by the incident.

"The worker was a organisation pb and had been a beloved portion of the Peet’s household for 17 years," Peet's Coffee said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

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Unusually dense rains successful the Bay Area whitethorn person weakened the extortion of the Peet's Coffee warehouse. (FOX 2 San Francisco)

A pistillate worker was besides injured by the debris. She was transported to a section infirmary successful unchangeable condition.

The 30-square-foot artifact of the extortion represented 5% of the full extortion area.

Authorities are investigating the origin of the collapse. The gathering was promptly red-tagged aft the illness and volition stay closed arsenic the probe continues.

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In summation to 1 fatality, a pistillate was injured by the illness and was taken to the infirmary successful unchangeable condition. (FOX 2 San Francisco)

The illness happened conscionable earlier the greeting displacement was astir to start. Officials accidental that dozens of radical would person been injured oregon killed if the timing had been different.

"Thankfully it occurred during a displacement change, due to the fact that determination were fewer radical successful the building," Oakland Fire Department spokesperson Michael Hunt told SF Gate. "It sounds similar it would person been 30 to 40 radical if it happened an hr earlier."

Prologis, the real property concern company that owns the building, called the incidental a "tragic accident."

Oakland Fire Department responded to the country astatine 3:20 a.m. and recovered that the extortion collapsed. (FOX 2 San Francisco)

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"Our hearts spell retired to the employees and their families," the institution said successful a connection to FOX 2 San Francisco. "We are afloat investigating the circumstances of the mishap and volition enactment intimately with section authorities and our customer."