The ceiling at a century-old movie show in New Jersey collapsed Wednesday night, in accordance with city police, resulting in an evacuation for these inside on the time.
Cranford Police responded to a report of a ceiling collapse on the Cranford Film Theater on Route 28 round 7:30 p.m., the city stated in a Fb put up. First responders on the scene discovered that the theater was open and occupied on the time of the collapse.
A search and rescue effort was instantly carried out and crews decided that everybody inside had evacuated, police stated. No accidents have been reported.
The constructing was uninhabitable as a result of ceiling collapse, the reason for which remained underneath investigation.
The Cranford Film Theater initially opened as The Branford Theater in 1925, altering its identify to its present moniker two years later, in accordance with NJ.com.