Daymark restaurant in LBI evacuates patrons, fearing floor collapse
BARNEGAT LIGHT – Emergency vehicles lined the streets in front of the Daymark restaurant at the intersection of Broadway and Fourth Street around 8 p.m. Saturday after reports of fears of a partial floor collapse. Patrons at the restaurant were evacuated.
As indicated by the Barnegat Light Medical aid Crew, crisis groups were attempting to get the structure’s construction. No wounds have been accounted for.
According to reports on Facebook from people who said they were at the restaurant, people were evacuated while a wedding reception took place on the floor above, and everyone rushed out quickly.
Diego Guzman, in a comment on Ocean County Scanner News, wrote, “I was one of the bartenders at Daymark tonight.The roof didn’t implode. There was a story joist that snapped making the roof be defenseless against falling and everyone was told to pass on the structure to make certain of everyone’s security.”
Kira Matthews, remarking on a similar site, said, “We were at the pizza joint nearby when we heard the alarms. A wedding visitor behind us in line expressed they felt the floor was entertaining like it planned to collapse. They emptied everybody right away, and concerning the pizza shop, they dismissed us to oblige all the wedding visitors.”
Alex Keoskey on the Everything LBI Facebook page posted, “Just had dinner at Daymark out at BL while a wedding was occurring upstairs. Not sure what happened, but the ceiling in the restaurant began to collapse and everyone rushed out very quickly.”
The Asbury Park Press will continue to report on this breaking story.
Crisis work force are hurrying to the location of the Daymark Bar and Café on Broadway in Barnegat Light where we have various affirmed reports of a structure breakdown. We are informed there was a wedding party on the second floor while the structure imploded. Police report roughly 200 individuals are remaining external the fell structure. This is a creating story as this simply happened minutes prior. We will refresh our page as new subtleties become accessible.
Upon arrival it was determined that 200 people needed evacuation from the building and the floor was caving in but not fully collapsed.
Crisis work force are hurrying to the location of the Daymark Bar and Café on Broadway in Barnegat Light where we have various affirmed reports of a structure breakdown. We are informed there was a wedding party on the second floor while the structure imploded.Police report around 200 people are staying outer the fell design. This is a making story as this just happened minutes earlier. We will revive our page as new nuances become open.
Police in Long Beach Township confirmed Saturday night that a building collapsed in Barnegat Light.
It happened on Broadway Avenue.
As of Saturday night, the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad reported that there were no injuries.
It was additionally muddled what sort of building fell, the reason for the breakdown and assuming there were any individuals inside the design.